This week I had the chance to go to southern Holland and paint some of the most wonderful Dutch skies out on the beach in the village of Katwijk aan Zee.I wasn't alone. I was with a group of fabulous painters from all over Europe
On the go! That has certainly been the theme of this last week and it isn't over yet.Yesterday took me to yet another painting competition in another small town outside Rome. This town was spectacular! Rocca di Papa is a town built into the side of
The arctic wind that blew into Florence this morning took away the last of summer.I was walking fast trying to find some sunshine and wondering why it was so cold all of a sudden. Completely unprepared with sandals and a light shirt, walking and finding
Florence is full of Domes. Whether you're on a narrow street, on a hill or strolling along the river, you often times have a dome in sight.For a long time I thought that the dome you can see everywhere was just The Duomo since it is
A morning spent in the shade of an olive tree is always well spent.Back in Tuscany, I couldn't avoid but spend the morning trying to capture the ever elusive olive tree. I say that because sometimes they can be tricky to paint.What color is it?
I painted this at one of Rome's most famous and beloved parks, Villa Pamphili. It's enormous (and yes, there is a fabulous villa), it's so big that they had to divide the park in half with a major road. This part of the park is lively at
Yet another Sunday, which means painting competition!That's right, I spent all day yesterday in another small town painting its streets.This time I chose a spot and decided to do my daily painting first since I'm always too tired at the end of the day to
Sometimes I find it hard to fathom just how nonchalant Romans are about their streets lined with aqueducts and ruins. With 4 lanes of honking and gridlock traffic whizzing under ancient arches, only someone on a bicycle armed with an easel can afford the luxury
This place is why I love living and painting in Rome. Here the ancient Roman aqueducts line up one next to the other and run through the open fields like silent towering giants in the landscape.Yesterday I took a bet on the rain holding off