Bella's Story

My passion for painting started with my family. My mom, Giovanna, is a true artist who inherited her talent from my late Nonna. I was surrounded by art my entire life, watching my mom teach painting classes to my friends out of our garage and even as a surprise guest at my elementary school teaching art lessons. Despite this creative upbringing, I lost my spark for art as I got older.

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That all changed on Father's Day in 2023. My sister and I decided to paint a small Porsche for my dad, who is a huge car enthusiast and has a collection of model cars. While it wasn't my best work, he loved it so much that he still has it in his office today. After that, he kept printing out more car photos for me to paint, and with each new piece, I challenged myself to improve.

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I started by recreating other paintings, then moved on to drawing just the outlines, and eventually progressed to painting from photos, which led to the hyperrealistic car paintings you see today. My art is a blend of my parents' passions—my mom's artistic talent and my dad's love for cars.

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In every painting, you’ll find a piece of them and the love that brought Bella's Garage to life.