The many moods of the Mediterranean

When you fi rst encounter Enza
Viceconte’s watercolors, your initial
thought might be, I need to go on
vacation. And who would blame you? Her
primary infl uence is the sea, and her work
is often suffused specifi cally with the idyllic
blues of the Mediterranean Sea.
As a watercolorist, Viceconte fi nds water to
be essential to her work, and it also serves as the
subject and spiritual wellspring of her creative
output. She paints the sea in all its moods:
serene caves with mirror-still water, cobble
beaches with waves pouring forth, and the raw
power of 5- or 6-foot breakers slamming onto
the shoreline.
“I really love the sea, its rocks and its natural
light,” Viceconte says. “The silent and private
language I share with the sea has always been
a source of inspiration for me.” The artist
doesn’t have to travel far for that inspiration:
She lives in Tuscany, on the famed island of
Elba, which has been her home for years.