Due to the amount of times that people write and ask about my color palette, I decided to write a blog post on the subject. I will try to keep this as simple as possible, but when talking about color choices there are so many factors
Did you ever visit a place and your first experience was so familiar, like you had been there before? Or even better, that you had always been there. Sounds like a strange thing to say, I know. But this is how I truly feel about Rome
If you read last week's post about painting in this spot I won't repeat myself (though I would love to just for the sheer excitement of the thing). Suffice to say that this painting was painted in the exact location where J.M.W. Turner once sketched
My Italy workshop schedule has finally been all worked out for this year and I wanted to share what's coming up and opportunities for us to paint and sketch together for the upcoming year. Here they are: Watercolor Sketchbook & General Oil Painting Course at Arte Umbria This 7
One habit that could be potentially very annoying to other people if you happened to be in the car, is that if we get into the car to go painting, we drive and drive and drive, then circle back, get out, get back in and
What excitement winter brings with all of its moody weather.Rain, then sun, then clouds and huge gusts of wind. Never a dull moment. Painting on a small dirt road near Bolsena Lake this afternoon was very exciting. Though it is a lake you wouldn't know it by
Sometimes painting in the rain is just as fun as singing. Sometimes. Yesterday was a fight against the rain, getting soaked at every turn and trying to compromise between finding the best place to paint and being realistic about keeping the canvas dry enough to work
Did you ever countdown the days at school before the big field trip? I always did.I've always loved to get out, see the world and do something new. For the next few days I have the opportunity to stay in the Umbrian hilltown of Orvieto and paint.While
Looking into the sun seems to be the light effect that I preferred while in California. It gives you that smoky gray outline of the buildings on the horizon and those little dots of white where there are windshields and roofs and storefronts glimmering against