Opening of Emma Paganini’s Painting Exhibition, “ABRAX, a fascinating link between Man and Nature”.

Works of art painted on wood which the artist collects during her strolls along the beach; pictures painted with her own tints, hand-made from rock, dirt and plant roots, following an age-old tradition that the former Abbot of Toplou Monastery has taught her. The title of her exhibition sums up the deep change that the nature of Εastern Crete, that, according to the artist, displays the most stunning of colours, natural variations and gorgeous hues, has brought upon her.

Emma Paganini originates from Genova, Italy. Her father, Rafaello Paganini, a painter and an architect, initiated her into the world of art from an early age. She spent many years in Florence, where she studied Composition and Anatomy with Professor Paolo Lauri, as well as Painting Technique and Colour with Professor Nazzareno Malinconi. She has been a permanent resident of Sitia for 13 years, and has participated in numerous art shows in Crete.