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
If it weren't for the fact that I am honoring my word to show you my work everyday for the month of September, I would never have posted this painting, a true dud! But it's not really that dramatic, and in fact showing the duds can
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
September Clouds, Study Oil on Linen Panel 5 x 7" $165 | Available Do you ever wonder how painters paint things that move? Do they just paint from photos? Sometimes. But not with at least having studied the real thing live from observation first. How do you do that? There are several ways to
Afternoon Thunderstorm Oil on Wood 6 x 8" Mostly it is clear and sunny here in Rome. So when one thunderstorm after another rolled in all day long, I got excited. The chance to paint a moody sky is always a welcome one. Being highly optimistic, I ran out
How often do we analyze the way we approach something that we do daily? Even our simple systems that we have in place like organizing our house or getting our errands done or prioritizing what's important? The way I go about starting and then working through