Simone Decanini has been steadily making her mark on the visual arts scene with a
body of work that blends technique, sensitivity, and an acute eye for the nuances of
everyday life.
Since 2017, Simone has fully embraced the artist she’s always been at heart. In addition
to being a visual artist, she’s also a teacher—something that further highlights her
natural gift for creating meaningful connections between form, color, and emotion.
Watercolor, with all its fluidity and unpredictability, has become her signature language.
And it makes perfect sense: through it, Simone has found the ideal way to express the
invisible—the feeling that lingers in the air, the light shifting throughout the day, the
memory of a place that lives on in the soul.
Her recent journey through Europe—spanning Spain, Italy, France, the Netherlands, and
the United Kingdom—not only expanded her visual repertoire but also brought with it a
palette of accumulated emotions. A deeply personal geography now unfolds in every
stroke and every splash of color. Giverny, with its gardens suspended in light; the Musée
d’Orsay, steeped in dense historical shadows; the Casa Batlló, with its organic curves;
and the breathtaking Keukenhof Garden in Lisse, Netherlands—where Simone
experienced a true chromatic daydream, surrounded by tulips, daffodils, wisterias, grape
hyacinths, and orchids that now seem to dance their way across her works—all became
emotional maps she reinterprets on paper, fabric, and porcelain.
Her series “Terras e Cores” and “Les Jardins” are direct fruits of this journey. More than
just depicting what she saw, Simone extends an invitation to feel. Her watercolors don’t
describe—they suggest. They’re layers of memory blended with pigment, creating
compositions that balance lightness and depth.
Her fascination with places like Casa Batlló, Monet’s Gardens, the parks of Paris, and the
galleries of the Musée d’Orsay appears in subtle ways. The references are there, but not
as literal copies or visual records—instead, they arrive as emotional impressions,
diffused across tones, spaces, and textures.
Simone has the rare ability to turn each piece into a visual and sensory experience.
Whether on paper, fabric, or porcelain, her work invites viewers to dive deep into color,
texture, and the emotional atmosphere woven into each piece. Her art goes beyond
aesthetics: it fosters an intimate dialogue between artwork and observer, stirring
emotional memory and quiet contemplation.