Through the ages, painters have tried to visualize the soul and character of their human subjects in portraits. A good artist is capable of adding so much more to a portrait, something that is going way beyond the straightforward representation, such as a photograph.
The same holds true for still lifes.
A good painting is not just a depiction of inanimate objects but tries to convey a more subtle message.
There has been no interruption in the popularity of classical paintings and to this day the genre has never lost its attraction.
Sonia Borgialli works in oils on hand-woven Belgian linen and uses only the finest materials. She employs the grisaille
(grey underpainting) method which is a traditional approach and reveals the basis of the Old Masters’ painting process through a clear
division of labor: the underpainting and the overpainting. The image is developed through successive layers of paint as
opposed to the alla prima approach. Her underpainting is fully developed with the building of thick paint before introducing
thin glazes to produce paintings reminiscent of the luminous classical realistic style of the Old Masters.
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First price winner at Imagine 2011, a juried show of paintings, 3-D art, and photographs organized by the Round Rock Area Arts Council.