Rome is a hectic and bustling city, just try crossing the street here and you will know what I mean. Some days I feel tired just from battling my way through traffic before I've even gotten to where I'm going and I am sure that all
I had the chance to visit Florence last month and paint for a few days. There was wild spring weather and so this was a painting of the fast moving clouds above the city. Spring Over Florence Oil on Panel 8 x 12" $500 | Available Purchase One of the trickiest
Painted at the seaside of Santa Severa, this is part of the old castle structure. I love this view that looks towards the countryside rather than the sea and gives a small sense of the pastoral beauty of this place. Spring at Santa Severa Oil on Linen
Santa Severa is a wonderful small beach with a big castle less than an hour's train ride north of Rome. I first painted here while enjoying a day at the beach years ago and since then have been dreaming of painting a series here around the
If you have been to Italy, I think that you will probably agree that the single best thing (besides the food of course) about visiting is happening upon little hilltop towns. They are all charming, one after the other, and there is no end to them.
California sure knows how to enchant painters and has been doing so for centuries. I was very lucky to be invited to paint with local painter Tim Horn in this town, population 96, one morning last month. There are so many views here, all too picturesque to
Summer at the Aqueducts, Rome Oil on Arches Paper 9 x 12" $200 | Available Purchase Now This place, one that I return to over and over again, is one of Rome's magical places where time stands still. The light is different each time I visit and always offers something
One of the many great aspects of Rome are its parks, the city is full of green places where you can go to relax and temporarily forget the hustle and bustle of the city and of course paint. The largest park in Rome is Villa Pamphili
Rainy Summer Morning, Umbria Oil on Linen Panel 11 x 14" $800 | Available Purchase Now This view! I had a day off teaching in Umbria last month and so the first thing I did was grab my gear and head down the valley to paint. As luck would have it,