“Black birds storms appear in the air, a dark prophecy over Rouen sky” Last October I was asked to contribute with an illustration to a limited edition of a book celebrating 40 years of career of Italian singer and composer Alice . I immediately thought about illustrating the few verses above, taken from a song by Italian musician Mino diMartino , included in Alice ’s latest cd “Samsara”. The text of the song is an intimate, evocative portrait of Joan of Arc, strange topic enough for a pop music song! This is the genesis of this acrylic on paper (cm 30 x cm 25), which I titled “Il Cielo di Rouen” (Rouen Sky). Hope you like it!