After twelve years in London, I found my way back home to Puglia, in southern Italy.

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I returned with a desire to live differently: to spend more time outdoors, to reconnect with the sea, to explore new places and to make space for something that had always been part of me — creating.

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Painting became a way of translating these experiences into something tangible.

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My work is deeply influenced by freediving. When I descend beneath the surface and hold my breath, everything changes. Sound fades, movement becomes slower, and the body feels almost weightless. Floating underwater feels a little like flying. It is a place where I find stillness, perspective and a profound sense of connection.

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I am drawn to the colours and textures of the underwater world: the shifting blues, the transparency of shallow water, the deeper shades that emerge with depth, and the light dancing across the seabed.

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Living in Puglia keeps me close to the Mediterranean, while travelling — particularly to places like Indonesia and Raja Ampat — continually expands my relationship with colour and the sea.

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Through acrylics and mixed media on canvas, I try to translate these experiences into paintings that invite others to pause, look closer and feel something of that world for themselves.

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Not simply a view of the sea, but a feeling to live with.