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canvases evince a real pleasure
in the act of creating, and she
has said that, “Every time I paint
I get the same feeling of electricity,
satisfaction, and completion” that
she had first experienced in creating
musical works. Among her influences
beyond Matisse, she cites the work
of Picasso and Cezanne, her
architect father, and her
extensive travels.
Those travels emerged as a source
of an on-going series of paintings,
each inspired by a specific city.
These dense images realized in black
brush strokes on colored grounds,
capture both a sense of place and
the wonder and intensity of urban
life. Fanuccis challenge was to
develop a style of painting that no
one paints, in the world. She found
that style layering city on top of
city. Layering color, then painting
the architectural design in black
oil, another layer of color and
another city. Fanucci’s paintings
have been exhibited in many
galleries and museums. Notably,
The Walter Wickiser Gallery in New
York, The Christopher Hill Gallery
in Saint Helena, Andrews Art
Museum in North Carolina, Chasen
Gallery in Virginia, Le Musee de
Marrakech in Morocco, Jayson
Samuel Gallery, Lisa Freedman Fine
Arts, 750 Wines Studio, VAM Art
Inc. Gallery. She has received many
commissions and her work is in
numerous private collections.
Here are some other interesting
facts about Layla:
Preferred medium(s): Layla prefers
to work with oil on linen and oil on
canvas and she paints at her studio
which is also Charter Oak Winery.
Her studio: The studio and winery is
an historical home built in 1900. 831
Charter Oak was the home of her
husband’s Grandfather Guido
Raggihianti. The property has
been in the family for 70 years.
Most memorial art experience:
Exhibiting her paintings (30
paintings) at the Muse de Marrakech
in Morocco in 2010. “Seeing the
works in this beautiful, historical
museum was an honor. Seeing the
reaction and appreciation from
the travelers and visitors viewing
my painting in the museum was
heartwarming.”
Artist she would travel anywhere
to see: Matisse
Creative philosophy: “First, find
something to offer the world that
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