What's on my mind lately is the art and discipline of learning to paint. How we learn to paint I imagine is similar to how we learn anything. It takes time and patience and dedication. Most importantly though it takes compassion with yourself as you
While traveling it's not always practical to bring my entire oil painting gear and sometimes it's more fun to just stalk a place, exploring its nooks and crannies. For me this is most fun with my watercolors and it all fits into a small bag. Sketching
Ready, set, paint! American plein air paint outs, or painting competitions, are becoming more and more popular in the U.S., so I did not miss out on my chance to participate in one before returning to Italy this spring. Though painting on demand and under tight time
While visiting the Bay Area, someone suggested I get to Stanford, and in particular the Rodin sculpture garden, as a potential place to paint or just to visit for its own sake. Little did I know what a truly marvelous collection and garden I would
Next Tuesday, March 10th at 7 pm EST Pamela Haack from Off the Beaten Strada will be hosting a live call where you can ask me questions. Ask me anything! Well, about painting mostly, or life as a painter in Italy. And we'll be telling
Big Sur, California. This place has mystique and legends surrounding it for a good reason. Half the time it is shrouded in fog coming off the Pacific Ocean, only slightly revealing its craggy rugged coastline with a hint of the sun's rays shining through the
Scouting out painting locations is fun and something that occupies a good deal of my time. So while in the Silicon Valley a few weeks ago I was searching for unique places to paint. One that I found and turned out to be a gem, is
I didn't realize that missions are such an important part of California and its history, but everyone in California seems to know and love these places. There are 21 missions that are part of the mission trail of California that were established by Franciscan priests
Because I had so many questions about this, I decided to write a post about my personal setup when painting on the go. My number 1 rule is keep it as simple as possible. After several years now of hauling my gear around everywhere I go