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About Tony:
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Tony was born
in a small town called Komiza. Komiza is one of the towns on the Island
of Vis. The Island of Vis is one of many islands located along the
beautiful Dalmatian coast of Croatia in the Adriatic Sea. The Adriatic
Sea is a relatively narrow body of water bordering Italy and Croatia.
Tony left Komiza in 1943 at the age of 13. He went to the town of Rodi Garganico, Italy, the home of his grandfather Antonio Bucci. In 1949, he left Italy and came to San Pedro, California. Tony served in the US Army during the Korean War. Following his discharge from military service, he completed his education, and received his BS in Electronics. The last 20 years of his career were as a teacher, teaching Electronics in a trade school. Tony loves nature, and from an early age raised exotic birds. In search of birds, he has traveled to Australia, Africa, Argentina, Peru, Mexico, Canada, and most of Europe. An avid photographer and writer, Tony has documented his travels in articles published in bird magazines in Italy, Croatia and USA. He is fluent in Croatian, Italian, and English. Tony also loves sailing, and as a single-handed sailor, with his sailboat “Stella II”, participated in many regattas along the coasts of California and Mexico. For the past ten years
of his retirement from teaching, he has attended classes and workshops
in plein air painting, sharing it with his hobbies of sailing and
bird keeping. Every summer, Tony goes back to his beloved Island
of Vis to paint the beautiful sceneries of the island. |
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