Leonardo, Portrait in charcoal on paper A 3, by Franck. Rome June 1998. In 2001, I could meet Leonardo Di Caprio, who was working in Martin Scorsese’s “Gangs of New York”, here in Rome. As I often do, I bring my first portrait of his as a gift, a charcoal drawing. Leonardo was kind and, though it was late – he used to come back from Cinecittà Studios after 23 o’clock – he thanked me and took the scroll. Afterwards, I could see him to open it and walk more slowly. I didn't expect more. It was exciting because, waiting to meet him, I often talked with the ushers of the Hotel and the stewards outside the main entrance. The experienced ushers told me about the most famous celebrities they got the chance to see, about which popular actors/actresses they admired most and, finally, they could shake their hand to. The young stewards were curious why I was there with them, and would see my drawing. At the end, whole of them was supporting me and even they felt more disap...
Creativity is energy. To regenerate itself, creativity should be shared with others. This blog is my "work in progress" as creative person, who wants to show her artist way to see the world...