About Us

Carlo DiNapoli trained in Japan and Italy and was a student of Maestro Ferrelli in Florence. His previous teaching experience consisted of continuing education adult art classes at Loyola and Tulane in New Orleans; extensive private classes in St. Thomas, Grand Cayman Island and San Miguel de Allende.

Carlo has taught or is presently teaching at the following facilities:

He has also developed a successful art program for children and adults at the YMCA’s in Sarasota County.

As an international artist with numerous one-man shows, his work is represented in 10 major galleries and distinguished private and corporate collections.

There is no limit placed on the ability of the student. Drawing skills and experience are not required. The student may be an absolute beginner or an experienced artist. Patience and consideration will be given to both. Most of his classes include two instructors so all students will receive proper hands-on instruction.

About the Artist:

To become an artist, Carlo took a separate and diverse path. He began drawing at an early age and decided while still a young man to explore his talent and insight and to study the great artists on his own. He spent an extensive amount of time studying in Florence, Italy with Angelo Ferrelli, a master in realism. DiNapoli has always been more interested in discovering things – solving technical problems and developing his own style after detailed study of the masters. His study path to his current level of achievement was a more difficult and longer route, but a better one, DiNapoli says, for solidifying his individual diversity.

“Becoming an artist is a wonderful experience,” says DiNapoli. “To create art, one needs not only the ability to draw along with the temperament and sensitivity to art, but the willingness to work extremely hard. This is one of my strengths; I am willing and able to work very hard and study in my effort to create.” DiNapoli’s hard work has paid off. His paintings are in many private collections throughout the world.

With each painting, DiNapoli strives to create a canvas, an expression of life, that is better than any he has ever done before. “In each painting you discover something on which you can build. All of my work is the result of a series of continual experiences.” His communication and rendering are important to him, but DiNapoli says, “First comes the striving for perfection – I explore, study and search constantly.”

DiNapoli is known the world over for his paintings of wildlife, portraits, landscapes, seascapes, abstract, etc. Oil is his main love. His studies at Tulane and Loyola Universities as well as in Florence, Italy were the groundwork for this diversity.

Like other great artists, DiNapoli is an eclectic figure who manages to do great things with just about everything he touches. His family calls it the “midas touch”. He’s a published author of novels, poetry and children’s books as well as their illustrations. Passing from one genre to the next is like child’s play – all that changes is the means of expression, not the expression itself.

The average retail price of his paintings are $3900 to $39,000 for large commissions.

His most enjoyable endeavor is sculpture which is hand-carved from marble and patined in a golden bronze according to the ancient method.

Private collections:
The Virginia Toulmin Collection
The Harrington Collection
Garvin Collection
Kirscher Collection
Sant Angelo Collection
Brady Collection
Sheik Abdul Shah – Dubai, Kuwait
Max Van Schneider – Germany
Steed Redmond – UK
Ditmyer Collection, etc.

An active member of:
Safari Club International
The Portrait Society of America
The American Society of Marine Artists

Renee Constantine DiNapoli
- Professional Artist, Instructor

There is abundant joy in the work of artist, Renee Constantine DiNapoli. Her delight in art is readily apparent in her oil paintings. Having traveled frequently to the Caribbean, she succeeds in imparting a sense of place and mood with intense use of color and exquisite detail. Being a realist, she feels there is no more expression than to try to capture the beauty of the islands as they are.

Renee’s striking oil paintings have received critical acclaim for their high contrast, unusually intense use of color and exquisite detail. Her ability to achieve both impact and delicacy in her paintings attests to her training with Italian master, Carlo DiNapoli.

Trained in fine art at several academies, Renee began painting seriously when she sold her publishing and distributing company. Renee feels the turning point of her career came when she joined her husband/mentor, Carlo DiNapoli of DiNapoli Studios where she began to concentrate heavily on her craft.

As a professional artist, oil is Renee’s medium of choice because she feels that she can control it and use it to best create the effect of light on her subjects. Her goal is to create beautiful images that glow with light and to continue to take on new challenges and opportunities. She enjoys not only painting oil on canvas but also on paper.

Her art has been widely accepted by private collectors and is available in 9 major galleries in the United States. She has enjoyed participating in numerous one-man shows and also two-man shows with husband, Carlo DiNapoli.

Teaching/Art Experience:

Renee has an extensive teaching career which began with an eleven year stint in New Orleans teaching private classes as well as many art centers. She has taught or is now teaching with her husband, master artist, Carlo DiNapoli at the following:

Sarasota Bay Club
The Oaks Club
Education Center, Longboat Key
Englewood Art Center
Selby Gardens
Mote Marine
Art League of Bonita Springs
Art Center Manatee
Art and Frame
USF – Senior Academy, Sarasota campus
Private classes – artists’ studio

She and her husband also developed a successful art program for children and adults at the YMCA’s in Sarasota County.

She has developed sensitivity to the needs of the individual student. She seeks the weak points in her students and concentrates on improving their skills.

Private Collections:

Duban Collection
Simmons Collection
Vallance Collection
Kirscher Collection
The Brandy Collection
Ehrlich Collection, etc.