This morning while waiting for the bus, I was looking at this. I had the thought, "Wow, that would be great to paint," and then kept waiting for the bus. It then occurred to me that I had my easel and I am doing a
It's funny how I was sure that I would be painting scenes of Florence, but since I've arrived back in Florence I've mostly painted just things with personal meaning. Sure, a lot of that has to do with the fact that it is raining just
Today is my 33rd birthday, and I got really lucky, it was a beautiful, warm spring day! So I asked myself where I would like to be and paint today. The answer
This church was really interesting and beautiful, old but not medieval (it is way more symmetrical than my painting.. ha!). It's in the countryside outside of Florence and I had never seen it before and just noticed it while driving. I wanted to set up
I was sure it would be raining all day, but instead there were the most gorgeous enormous clouds plodding along and there was a break in the rain. I was out of Florence but found myself alongside the Arno (the river that runs east to
This is the moka, or the Italian coffee pot, and a brillant invention! I got so involved in unpacking, doing laundry and enjoying being in my new place today that I decided to stay in and paint. While I was making coffee it dawned on
I'm actually sitting writing this at Giulio's desk now. I've spent many an hour watching Giulio work at his desk, and now tonight it's my turn!Giulio is my boyfriend, and I can't tell you how happy I am to be sitting at his desk after
This morning the heavy clouds were moving fast, I was sure it was going to rain at any moment all morning long.This spot caught my eye, so I turned around and went back. When I was walking through the field looking for my spot, I
Okay, so my first day back it's actually pretty warm, which I'm grateful for, but it was raining all day! I planted myself in the kitchen door of my new apartment to paint. My roommates were a little surprised but very gracious and tried to