The superb collection of images SIMBARI has created, over the many
years we have been together, are a major part of ‘our family’ - - -
‘our children’ - - -
I love some more than others,
because they have a greater significance for me
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| “Apulia” | acrylic on canvas | ©SIMBARI |
| wood sculptures “Indian Chiefs” by Matthew Conde | ||
“The CHILDREN” :
They are magnificent, they are superb;
they Inspire; they bring sun and light into a
long day;
they bring memories; they bring joy - -
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Why are these works ‘MY
children’ ?
I did not paint them.
I did not imagine them.
I did not take an active part in their conception.
And yet,
I watched them being ‘born’ of a Genius talent!
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Awe-inspiring moments in SIMBARI’s studio . . suddenly (or so it seemed), on a blank paper or canvas, The Magic would appear - - - brilliant colour, dazzling light would dance before my eyes, and a painting would be born! Genius Art . . . . It is never forgotten . . |
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Never is it supplanted - - - bettered,
or demolished at the hands of Critics.
These Gifts stand out as Testimony to the Times and the Uniqueness. . .
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Great Collectors (past and present), know the Importance of their
“Collections”;
these Collections are the witnesses to all that we were,
all that we
are, all that we will be for generations
to come.
ART is an Expression of US, during the Time in which WE live,
not just a Commercial entity,
but also what the Future will remember of US . . . and see of us.
the names and images that will last the Test of Time!
I have no doubt that SIMBARI will be a name to
‘remember’ well into the
Tomorrows - - -
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| “Silkstockings” | acrylic on canvas | ©SIMBARI |
I learned, early in my Life, about Creative Genius . . . . it was all
around me . . . . through my mother, an aspiring actress/director and
my aunt who was a great Shakesperian actress, knighted for her services
to the British Theatre. With them I met many great actors, musicians,
writers, directors, artists . . . CREATORS of their time, inspiring
those of the following generations, as they rose to fame.
A Fantastic World! . . . of The Impossible becoming Possible,
of Dreams that CAN come True and become Real . . .
I believed then (and Now) that IF
you bring with you your
PASSION, TALENT and DEDICATION
to any ‘field’ you will be ‘successful’.
It has nothing to do with MONEY - - - money is a by-product, and often
obscures that Passion.
It was never MY Dream to become part of “the Art World”!
Yet, on finding myself
SIMBARI has never disappointed my love of Lyrical
Art . . .
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Southern Italy . . .
Nicola’s greatest Inspiration . . . “Forio” acrylic on canvas ©SIMBARI |
I can HEAR the
Music pouring from his works!!!
LIFE poured from his ‘crowd’ scenes . . . this was OUR life . . .
visits to Capri . . . or Ischia . . . sitting in Via Veneto or Piazza
Navona (Rome) . . . visits to Mexico . . . Barbados or Trinidad or Rio
di Janeiro . . . flying to Los Angeles and staying with our dear
friends John Gavin and his beautiful wife, for a very successful
Exhibition of Nicola’s work . . . trips to Paris, and sitting at a café
on the Champs Elysee or Saint Germaine . . .
and so the memories flood in !!! . . . . with the help of My Children!
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Is that Jenny sitting on the left . . . on one
of our ‘breaks’ to Capri - -
- - and is that me . . . with my feet on her
chair ? - - - !!
a familiar scene for us, in the summer months .
. . trips to Capri,
Ischia, Naples . . . Venice . . . St Tropez, Nice, or Cannes - - -
always meeting with friends, making new and talented friends - - - from
‘everywhere’ . . . . how “carefree” we seemed to be!
And in the winter months? Mexico, Barbados, Florida . . .
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“Boy with an Iguana” acrylic on canvas ©SIMBARI MEXICO - - - - so much COLOUR and sound . . . Mexico City buzzing with Activity ! - - - Acapulco with its white beaches stretching for miles along the ‘wild’ Pacific Ocean - - - |
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The Atlantic - - -
St. Lucia
Bermuda
Nassau - - - which was our ‘favourite’ . . . hard to choose! We loved them ALL . . . Barbados
“Cobbler’s Cove”
acrylic on canvas ©SIMBARI |
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Trinidad
“Playa Radiosa”
acrylic on canvas ©SIMBARI each year a new experience . . . New Caribbean Magic |
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collecting shells,
tasting new dishes,
meeting new people . . we loved it . . . !!
“Barbados” [detail]
acrylic on canvas ©SIMBARI No need for a ‘diary’ . . . the paintings are my ‘reminders’ ! - - - and then there is
FLORIDA - - -
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| “La Floridienne” | acrylic on canvas | ©SIMBARI |
Somehow, this superb work ‘says it all’ - - - this is my favourite memory of Palm Beach . . . the elegance and ease of the many happy times we spent there, over the years . . . Nicola’s amazing ‘fairy-tale’ beginning . . . and the many wonderful friends who came into our ‘world’ . . .
Where are they now?
These, and many others, will always be “MY CHILDREN” !!
© Elfrida 2010
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