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Innamorati : The Lovers

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I've been drawing a lot of wintery pictures lately, here's something much more summery! Summer in Italy, to be precise, the terrace of an old villa on the outskirts of Rome.
Felix may not earn a great deal, but he works two jobs and saves his pennies carefully, enough to afford a sea voyage to Italy every few years, to visit Giuseppe, the object of his affection (or one of them, at least!). Partly a long-distance love affair conducted by letters when they're apart, their romance survives despite the difficulties, the lengthy seperations and even two world wars, and Felix soon feels quite at home in another country. He picks up the language well, being an actor he's used to learning lines and finds this helps when remembering a whole new set of words for things - even if the first few phrases he learns by heart are rather rude thanks to Giuseppe's mischievous teaching! :D 

The casual, even scruffy, outfits these two wear when lounging around in private and not dressed up smart for work or evenings out, give their pictures such a modern look - they could be a contemporary couple here, even if nothing they're wearing is actually inaccurate for their existance in the 1910s : Felix's shirt with an attached collar of the same fabric was common in the working classes by the beginning of the war, and Giuseppe's got a style of simple cotton open-neck shirt which hasn't changed at all since then. It's kind of frustrating when I can't do anything to make them look like they're back when they belong (it's too hot for waistcoats or hats), but you'll just have to trust me that the clothes are fine ;)

The flowers on the right hand side are passionflowers, it seemed the most fitting addition to this pair's picture (roses being claimed by Ambrose who would get jealous if I started drawing them near other couples too, he's probably already sulking cos I drew something romantic and he wasn't in it this time, heh)
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sobreiros's avatar
I did think you'd done a modern picture at first :D Their clothes really do look quite casual, compared to what you usually draw! This looks lovely, though - what we can see of the house does seem very Italian-like, what with the plants and it being so white. And the boys look very sweet. :)