FINE ART GIVEAWAY!
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WIN A HAND-SIGNED & NUMBERED
LIMITED EDITION PRINT
by Artist Carina Francioso
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Carina Francioso is a Canadian Italian fine artist with works held in private and corporate collections around the globe. Her meticulous attention to detail is demonstrated through her contemporary realist oil paintings. The theme of water in Francioso’s work is inspired by many years boating with family on Georgian Bay in Canada and summers living on the coast of Salento, Italy.
Francioso’s art captures the calm, tumultuous, incessantly changing waters of the world, and expresses the beauty, power and fragility of this natural resource. She immortalizes her paintings with deep grace and delicacy, reflecting her constant inquiry into beauty: the natural, the physical, and the spiritual. As a contemporary painter Francioso seeks to express the gift of water and the importance of cherishing and preserving this natural resource.
Some of her celebrity collectors include the Princess of Dubai, John Legend, Tony Robbins, Wim Hof and Jim Kwik. As well, several paintings reside in homes designed by celebrity interior designer Barclay Butera. She has served as Juror on the Boynes Emerging Artist Award Panel and is the recipient of numerous art awards such as the Arcadia Contemporary Gallery Award. Her work was internationally broadcast on RAI Television and is featured in various publications such as American Art Collector and Art Renewal Center’s (ARC) International Realism Salon Catalog.
As a semi-finalist in the ARC Competition, two of Francioso’s works will be included in the Lunar Codex Polaris archive set to launch in September 2025 via the SpaceX Falcon Heavy Rocket and the Astrobotic Griffin lunar lander, headed for the lunar south pole!
THE WINNING PRINT
“The Adriatic Glistens”
Printed on archival/museum grade paper (100% cotton acid free textured finish) and colour matched to the original painting. The print has a 2” white border and is hand-numbered, titled and signed at the base of the image on the bottom white border. It includes a hand-signed and numbered certificate of authenticity and is carefully packed and shipped in a cylindrical tube.
The light shines over the water’s surface almost resembling the moonlight, however, this painting actually depicts the late afternoon sun luminously glowing on the sea. The deep blue hues with hints of magenta and viridian pull the eye into the depth of the water, while the soft pastel blues and glistening light across the water draw the eye back to the dancing surface.
The original painting was done with oils on a wood panel. The print captures the same depth and colour.
TESTIMONIALS
“To be able to paint the warmth of the sun shining on the water seems to me to be quite an achievement! And I
couldn’t resist buying “The Adriatic Glistens”. Thank you so much Carina for making this purchase to Switzerland so easy, fast and safe. This painting is just beautiful and I never get tired of looking at it!”
– D.R. Private Collector, Tschugg, Switzerland
“Carina’s work is breathtaking. The realism and placement of the sparkles of sunlight catching on the water is so just beautiful. I also had the pleasure of meeting Carina first and finding out after the fact that she is a talented internationally recognized artist. As a lovely person, she too is surrounded by a warm beautiful light, just like her paintings. Keep doing the amazing work you do Carina. The work you create makes the world a brighter place.”
– G. K. Private Collector, London, Ontario
“Carina captures the senses of water so well in her paintings that you find yourself feeling its freshness as you listen to the rolling of the waves while watching the sun rays dancing and reflecting their light as they bounce along the water. Carina is truly a gifted artist and she brings out the energy in her paintings. I have never met an artist who can capture these sensations like Carina does!”
– S.M. Private Collector, Cardiff, Ontario
“Carina Francioso’s realistic oil paintings are phenomenal. I own several of her art prints and they were a great investment (they are collector pieces and increase in value). My mood is enhanced now every time I walk into the room and see her art on the wall, and this is exactly what I was looking for when purchasing art!”
– A.D. Private Collector Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
“I follow you since 2019 when I found one of your works. I love the sea, it is a very difficult element to paint and you know very well how to reflect all the emotions of the ocean (peace, uneasiness, strength, etc.) As if it were to overflow from the archival art paper. I am very grateful to have “Aloha” with me. The depth, the mix of colours, the realism… No words! I hope to be able to buy a work of yours in the near future 💙 Thank you very much, I will take very good care of your artwork!!!!! 🥰 ”
– M.V.C. Private Collector, Saville, Spain