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The Duomo
Duomo · [size] · Acrylic on linen · © Kim RodyI had just quit my job as a State Farm agent after fifteen years to follow a crazy dream of becoming a painter. My friend called me up and said she and her boyfriend needed to talk to me about something. So I went to their place, they poured us glasses of wine, and she said to me, “We know you don’t have much money anymore since you quit your job to be a painter, but we would really like you to participate in our wedding in Florence, Italy, so we will fly you there on our points and put you up in our villa for two weeks.” Talk about receiving the answer that “I made the right career choice” loud and clear.
I painted this on a mountainside outside Florence in the early 2000s, during a severe heat wave. I took the bus to the hills surrounding Florence, set up, and painted with the temperature above 100. That same week, I also painted the view from their bedroom window, four cypress trees, which I gave them as my wedding present.
The two weeks were wonderful. I love being an artist.
The Duomo is on my website here.
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