Toady I just needed a break and to do something different. Watercolors! Watercolor is not the most practical medium to take around on a day like today where it is threatening rain because it takes so long to dry. I wasn't in any hurry though and was
Orvieto, one of Umbria's liveliest and prettiest hill towns is a joy to visit and an easy trip by train from Rome. I've spent a lot of time there recently and to have a day to paint here is always very fun and exciting. Via Vivaria, Orvieto Oil on
This is one of my favorite views of Rome's most well-known and celebrated monument. The park just across the street, Colle Oppio gives you a great view and is the perfect place to stop and relax if you're in this area and need a break. The Colosseum,
In Italy there are no 24-7 convenient stores. The only thing that you can buy in Rome 24 hours a day, 7 days a week are flowers. The Flower Stand, Piazza Vittorio Oil Panel 20 x 25 cm Practical or not, it's true and every neighborhood in the entire
I went back to the Tiber river to have another shot at painting a bridge (a different one this time) and to focus on just a portion of it at a bend in the Tiber. I wasn't going to be dulled by a dud. Through the
Though this seems like somewhere in the rolling countryside, this is in the city of Rome. Morning in the Field, Rome Oil on Panel 8 x 9" $400 | Available A friend and brilliant mosaic artist let me come over and plant myself on her rooftop terrace all morning. What a
Today I ventured to a place you surely know, even if you've never been to Rome. The Villa Borghese Gardens. With good reason this is one of Rome's most frequented and loved parks. In the summer it is a way to stay cool and be transported
This was an unexpected little painting that I am happy with the result. I say unexpected because I left the house having no idea what I would paint today, I just started walking. La Toretta, Villini Oil on Linen Panel 7 x 5" SOLD The funny thing about this street is
If it weren't for the fact that I am honoring my word to show you my work everyday for the month of September, I would never have posted this painting, a true dud! But it's not really that dramatic, and in fact showing the duds can