I felt really lucky today when I found this tractor, really! Not only have I been wanting to paint one, but I spent all morning looking for a place to paint. I even started another painting somewhere else and abandoned it halfway through, it just
This is a unique place in Florence. It's a weird little permanent flea market in the middle of town chock full of old treasures. The city declared it an eyesore last year and said that they are moving it farther out of the center to
Waking up early this morning and seeing the haze hanging low over the city, I knew that I would have to look for a composition to suit this weather, I couldn’t just pick anything to paint today. Although I know it well, I’ve never painted
I set up to paint this spot with the thick morning fog and after about 5 minutes it began to lift, so I had to be quicker than I thought. This is my impression of this beautiful little foggy hilltop this morning.After the fog lifted
Today was a beautiful day, foggy in the morning and then sunny all afternoon. Out of all the possibilities, I chose this tree in a construction zone to paint! Somehow it seemed like the thing to paint today, even with the whole wide city of
Everyone in Florence loves this neighborhood, it's still a real neighborhood with old school Florentines. I had no idea what I would paint since it was raining on and off, and I stopped here, planting my easel under the eaves of a building. At first
Standing on the banks of the Arno outside of Florence with no one around, just the sound of the water rushing by, I loved this moment. Today I realized that these are the moments that I paint for, I mean what makes me want to
Anyone who has lived, visited or painted in Florence recognizes these bottles. They come from the famous art shop Zecchi’s. These bottles are to found laying around everywhere along with little paintings of them; I’m certainly not the first or last person to make a
Well, it's an amazing day in Florence, it's snowing! So far it's just that wet stuff and it isn't sticking, but hopefully tonight it will keep snowing and then we can have a nice blanket to go and paint tomorrow, that would really be fantastic.