Orvieto, one of Umbria's liveliest and prettiest hill towns is a joy to visit and an easy trip by train from Rome. I've spent a lot of time there recently and to have a day to paint here is always very fun and exciting. Via Vivaria, Orvieto Oil on
This is one of my favorite views of Rome's most well-known and celebrated monument. The park just across the street, Colle Oppio gives you a great view and is the perfect place to stop and relax if you're in this area and need a break. The Colosseum,
In Italy there are no 24-7 convenient stores. The only thing that you can buy in Rome 24 hours a day, 7 days a week are flowers. The Flower Stand, Piazza Vittorio Oil Panel 20 x 25 cm Practical or not, it's true and every neighborhood in the entire
I went back to the Tiber river to have another shot at painting a bridge (a different one this time) and to focus on just a portion of it at a bend in the Tiber. I wasn't going to be dulled by a dud. Through the
Today I ventured to a place you surely know, even if you've never been to Rome. The Villa Borghese Gardens. With good reason this is one of Rome's most frequented and loved parks. In the summer it is a way to stay cool and be transported
This was an unexpected little painting that I am happy with the result. I say unexpected because I left the house having no idea what I would paint today, I just started walking. La Toretta, Villini Oil on Linen Panel 7 x 5" SOLD The funny thing about this street is
A Roman Corner, Villini Oil on Panel 8 x 10" $280 | Available [wp_cart_button name="A Roman Corner, Villini" price="280"] Most corners in Rome are something like this and completely asymmetrical. This is a good one though with the rounded pink building and one street going uphill. It reminds me a little
One of the more well-known 7 hills of Rome is Palatine Hill. On a perfectly clear and sunny day like today, this is one of my favorite places to see it from, just outside Rome's Rose Garden. View to Palatine Hill Oil on Panel 10 x 14" SOLD I've always loved this
The Papal Fountain, Via del Mandrione Oil on Panel 20 x 25 cm SOLD This is a special place in Rome that as a tourist you most likely will never see. Here is where 2 Roman aqueducts, Claudia and Felice, intersect and where Pope Clement the XII placed this fountain