Trompe-l'oeil Festival

Lodi, Italy, in May, 2005.

Dr. Jan-Marie Spanard of Albany Mural won second place at the third annual Trompe l'oeil Festival held in Lodi, Italy, May 2005. Jan-Marie is the first American artist to win at this Italian Festival.

Congratulations Jan-Marie Spanard.
Photos of some of the other artists as they prepare their work in Lodi's Piazza della Vittoria, historical centre and heart of the city.
Artist Bart Verbeke of Gent, Belgium prepares his work, shown at above, right.
Bart's website is http://www.bartverbeke.com/uk/index.htm
(Left) Artist Marie Elvia Montbeller pauses with her work in progress. Ms. Montbeller is from Irapuato, Guanajuato, Mexico. (Above) is the finished piece. The artist stands along side her work With her is her sister, Fabiola Montibeller.

Montbeller's web site is http://www.decoracionmural.com
Jos Villabrille, www.muralsbyjos.com, traveled from Tucson, Arizona to enter this year's competition. Artist Villabrille's competition rendering is shown at the left.

SEE COGGESHALL PREPARE HIS ENTRY.

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