Artist Highlight

Francesco Sopelsa was born in 1948, the son of noted venetian sculptor, Pierluigi Sopelsa. Music and art were an integral part of everyday life in the Sopelsa family and were viewed as essential as air and water in cultivating the natural artistic talent of young Francesco.

He spent numerous hours in the same studio where his father created famous works of art. Under his expert tutelage, Francesco perfected his artistic tecnique. He has since developed into an artist of reckoning in his own right.
Much like famed Renaisance painters, Francesco's palette is undeniably influenced by the rich pastel light that bathes the Venetian land and seascape in its filtered hues. He focuses on his own surronings that make up what is so uniquely Venice.
Francesco's paintings have been exhibited in several local and national painting competitions. 

His work is held in private collections throughout Europe and the United
. He lives and works in the Lido of Venice.