- Cristina Marsi
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Once upon a time, when houses didnt have plumbing systems, women washed laundry in open air basins. This one is even more curious since it was build in a carsic area where water is scarce. The source filling it is in the cave you can see in the background. Open air artwork, i got chilled to the bones to finish it. It was worth it though, since it won 2nd price at a local competition. Oil pastels on brown package paper. 30*40 cm.
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Weshon Hornsby 01 Jan 2008
beautiful refreshing paintingZachary Goodson 26 Nov 2007
greatMayme Crouse 28 Oct 2007
awesome oil pastel and great history lesson to boot....... what a use of painting supplies (paper) never knew brown paper could look so good.......sorry you got so cold but it was well worth it, congrats on award!William Boyer 28 Oct 2007
Great job.helen tyralik 28 Oct 2007
good artwork and good explainationEmily Reed 27 Oct 2007
Lovely painting! very pretty colors!Valentina Gatewood 27 Oct 2007
Good job, Cristina. Beautiful painting, interesting story. Congratulations on 2-nd place.Anonymous Guest 27 Oct 2007
This is wonderful.. Never have tried oil pastels, sounds like a neat way to illustrate.. This is a beautiful painting. Very 'comforting' tranquil? anyway I really like it! LouAnnSteph Salt 27 Oct 2007
I love the idea of washing outside in such a way just imagine how much gossip was passed on by the women lol Stunning work and lovely colours Cristina.Michael Forbus 27 Oct 2007
Cristina, congratulations on the prize and well deserved love the subtle color changes in the water and the image is brilliant. Michael