About Jacqueline Nicolini...
There are two basic things about me besides my love for taking photos.
Firstly, I am an artist. I have been a creative person as far back as I can remember. I started off with drawing things from my imagination and then, by the age of 7, I was drawing from real-life observation. This drawing from observation has remained ever since; only now I am trying to work my way back to when I was more childlike and work from my imagination. Besides using drawing as a medium, I use painting, printmaking, photography and sculpture all as a way of expressing myself in the process of being creative.
Secondly, My passion is teaching. There is nothing that I love more than sharing my understanding for a subject with someone who wants to learn. I teach drawing and painting, with a focus on the human figure. I have an in-depth understanding of the human anatomy, various drawing and painting techniques, to include sight-size drawing, which is a traditional method of observing the subject.
Oh, and...
I'm known to sing under my breath to Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald.
I never say no to gelato and always say yes to my friends.
I hum when I am really happy, which has earned me the nickname Bee.
Countries my camera has taken me: Belgium, Canada, Czechoslovakia, Croatia, England, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Monaco, Morocco, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey (both the European and Asian Continents), United States (including Hawaii), and Vatican City.
Places I would go back to in a heart beat:
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Assisi, Italy
Barcelona, Spain
Berlin, Germany
Casablanca, Morocco
Civita di Bagnoregio, Italy
Dubrovnik, Croatia
Fez, Morocco
Giverny, France
Istanbul, Turkey
Kauai, Hawaii
Lisbon, Portugal
Lucca, Italy
Madrid, Spain
Marrakech, Morocco
Munich, Germany
New York City
Ortigia, Sicily
Paris, France
Prague, Czechoslovakia
Rome, Italy
Seville, Spain
Seville, Spain
San Francisco, California
Sighisoara in Transylvania, Romania
