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Day 120: In the Courtyard, Garbatella

June 25, 2012 In Rome, Plein Air Paintings, Cityscapes

Day 120: In the Courtyard, Garbatella

Now, I know I’ve written about Garbatella before and what a special place it is. So much so that I just had to go back there and paint some more.

 

Afternoon in the Courtyard, Garbatella
19×23 cm
Oil on Panel
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What I love about this place is the light and the shadows on the buildings. My main goal with this painting was to really capture the feel of the hot summer heat on the buildings and the silence that comes with the heat in Italy during the summer months. Mostly people stay indoors during the hottest times of the day, so one feels like they have free reign over the streets (if you’re willing to sweat a little, of course!)It’s a relatively isolated neighborhood and one is sort of intruding on daily life here by entering into a courtyard to paint. Luckily everyone was friendly enough and they let me stay to paint. What a lovely little world this place is, I’m sure to return many times over.

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3 Comments

  • Susan Roux

    June 25, 2012 at 1:03 pm

    What a lovely painting! You certainly captured the feeling of a hot day. It looks like a charming place that anyone would want to visit. Thanks for sharing it with us.

  • Sue Pownall

    June 27, 2012 at 8:38 am

    I definitely want to sketch this area having seen your lovley paintings of it.

  • Kelly Medford

    June 27, 2012 at 10:45 am

    Thanks Susan, that’s encouraging to know that i was able to accomplish what I set out too do, happy to share.

    Sue, this is one of the best neighbourhoods in Rome for sketching architecture, I’d love to go sketching there with you.