Olivia Cannizzaro
Olivia’s Biography
Ever since Olivia was a little girl, she loved to create, using any medium available – even things her parents would throw away. As Olivia got older, that desire to create grew with further.
At 14 years old, Olivia realised her love for drawing:
“I was on an airplane headed for Texas and bought a few fashion magazines to read during the flight. I started nonchalantly sketching a model from a Chanel ad onto a page from my journal. After finishing it, I was surprised to see that it actually looked somewhat like the photo. I enjoyed drawing it so much that I was drawing the entire flight. That’s when I knew art was something I wanted to do as a hobby.”
Olivia carried on drawing portraits for a few years until eventually turning to painting. The first painting was one of an actress. It was painted in acrylic paint on a small canvas and although Olivia was delving into unknown territory, painting inspired her to move her creativity in a new direction. Gradually she started to explore other mediums such as coloured pencil , pastels and oil being her prefered medium to paint with.
Italy: Olivia’s favourite painting ground. Her family are Italian-immigrants from Sicily and she has been brought up to be proud of her heritage. Olivia considers Italy to have a very strong influence in her inspiration to art, but Olivia’s passion for drawing stems from capturing the unique looks of different people and the emotion in peoples eyes.
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