There are some projects that feel like they arrive in your life with a purpose. For me, Painting Vintage is one of them. This month, VEME Studios is releasing Painting Vintage Volume 2, and while holding the finished book in my hands feels surreal, the journey began long before the pages were printed. It began with the hunt. Anyone who knows me knows that I have always been fascinated by old photographs. Flea markets, antique stores, forgotten boxes, estate sales—there is som

Thank you to @phototrouveemagazine for including me in the Grandparents book. My grandmother Maya passed away last June, and not long after, the open call for this project was announced. I like to think it was her way of reminding me to keep showing up for my art, just as she showed up for hers throughout her entire life. My grandmother was a maker. She believed in the beauty of creating with your hands, in dedicating yourself to something simply because it brought meaning

I shared a some of my journey and what inspires me to create with James lane post. Read full article on this link https://jameslanepost.com/verona-penalba-art-as-a-reflection-of-water-movement-inner-self/02/09/2026/Hamptons-News-Happenings