Before our son Luca was born, people would tell me they’d be curious to see how his arrival would change my art. I didn't give it much thought, but if it happened, I knew it would be a very transitional organic thing and not a decision. After Luca was born and he began to interact with his surroundings, I noticed myself observing the world he was discovering. Up until then my art was mostly from within; even the representational, like flowers I had painted before were abstrac