One habit that could be potentially very annoying to other people if you happened to be in the car, is that if we get into the car to go painting, we drive and drive and drive, then circle back, get out, get back in and
What excitement winter brings with all of its moody weather.Rain, then sun, then clouds and huge gusts of wind. Never a dull moment. Painting on a small dirt road near Bolsena Lake this afternoon was very exciting. Though it is a lake you wouldn't know it by
Sometimes painting in the rain is just as fun as singing. Sometimes. Yesterday was a fight against the rain, getting soaked at every turn and trying to compromise between finding the best place to paint and being realistic about keeping the canvas dry enough to work
Looking into the sun seems to be the light effect that I preferred while in California. It gives you that smoky gray outline of the buildings on the horizon and those little dots of white where there are windshields and roofs and storefronts glimmering against
This past fall I was asked to make a video as part of a feature for Girl Gone Internatioal Magazine. I love this group of girls, which is new to Rome and growing all the time. Women who are living abroad get together once a month
One morning I woke up early and ran to the window only to not see anything, well anything except fog. Normally this would be cause to either go back to bed or have a leisurely breakfast. But in Venice it means grab your gear and
When I think of Venice I think of gray, fog and soft quiet light.Though it's not always that way, that is the ideal way I like to picture the city and the empty sparse piazzas around every corner seem to echo this sentiment. Fall, San Giacomo
This park called Colle Oppio or the Oppian Hill in English, has a special place in my heart. The first day I set foot in Italy almost 10 years ago now (almost impossible to believe, but it's true), I stumbled upon this park which is
Last month in Venice I was hunting and not just painting. I was hunting empty spots, light effects and non your typical scenes. Mostly I was hunting for the best painting in each of Venice's distinct neighborhoods called sestiere in local dialect. Afternoon Light at the End