I love seeing artists at work in their studios. It's always such a treat to visit them and see them in action.Yesterday I had the opportunity to visit a group of 10 artists in Rome's Gianicolo neighborhood right next door to the marvellous Villa Pamphili.
Nothing makes me jump out of bed like the sun shining in Rome. Fortunately that's just about everyday.This morning was no exception and I knew immediately where to paint, Pigneto. Morning, Via del Pigneto 8x6" Oil on Linen Panel Sold This is my neighborhood and so I go up and down
Back again at the easel after being taken by surprise with a knock-down drag-out flu. Whew, am I glad that's over.While I didn't have it in me to get out on the streets today, I did make it to the studio to paint a still life
This is one of my favorite places that I'm fascinated with, the roof of my building.Growing up I never had one of these, I never got to go on the roof and here in Rome most rooftops have little buildings like this one on top
Sometimes there is no translation for a word from Italian to English (and vice versa)- those words that make sense and have a concept, but would sound a little silly translated literally. This was one of these, il bilancione.After the Storm, Il Bilancione6x8"Oil on Linen
While my small painting project is winding down, I'm gearing up for something bigger.I won't stop painting these small and quicker paintings, they are almost an extension of me by now, but I am going to be starting some larger and more complex landscapes of
I did expect to paint flowers, just not exactly these. I spent well over an hour setting up a little group of flowers in a vase, arranging and then rearranging.Then when I took a few out and set them aside in a jar, I saw
The cold has descended on Rome.Can you tell that I'm obsessed with the weather?Well, mostly because I'm outside everyday and the first thing I do in the morning and before going to bed each night is look at the hour-by-hour forecast to decide when and