Inside gold and a sensitivity for the

and a sensitivity for the balance our eyes naturally seek

approaching such subjects as the unreachability of the American dream

I am a self employed artist based in Newcastle

Into the Wild

The goal in allowing this space for interpretation is to promote the use of and patience for one’s personal sense of wonder in a world where information is immediately accessible - unlike the artist's childhood where people were often left to imagine the possibilities of their curiosities long before their questions might be answered

Inside gold and a sensitivity for theDetails About Mixed media on paper Graphite, colored pencil, and watercolor on Arches paper 30 x 40 cm 12 x 16 in. 2020 Erica Calardo (Genoa, 1980) is a figurative painter living and working in Bologna, Italy. Erica works in oils, watercolors, and pencils and her haunting portraits are windows on the solitude of lost souls. She explores the realm of Beauty, Grotesque, Magic, by creating eery oneiric feminine figures who tell tales of long forgotten