Barry, thank you very much for the advice. I enjoyed your comment about neoclassicism also. My genre happens to be classical surrealism (I used to be a wildlife painter), and although I haven't been to Brescia yet, I have been to Italy four times since '99, most recently last year where I was one of two artists in the NW chosen to show my work at the Florence Biennale. It was a fantastic experience.

To avoid boring everyone, I'll pm you to discuss this further if you don't mind.

Imagination is everything. - Einstein