Today I remembered that years ago I met a man here in florence who did an entire show of paintings from various points along the Arno. Now I can understand why. It's a subject that I have yet to tire of and on a day
It hit me all of a sudden today that spring has arrived. Even though it's raining and the sky is gloomy, the peach trees are in bloom. With the on again off again rain today I had to jump in and paint at what I
I'm calling this one Sleepy Saturday, because that's exactly what I am today, sleepy! It's been looking like it's going to rain for the last 2 days now, and today was the perfect day to stay in bed and read a book or watch a
That’s right, Florence even has a horse track. I’ve never been here before and got in through the open service gate. It’s an odd but beautiful place. I’ve never been to a horse racetrack, but this one is all grass and wild and grown up
This is the best market in Florence. It has everything: fruit, vegetables, bread, meat, cheese, clothes, spices and of course flowers. And it’s all fresh, it’s quite a sight! There’s even a little restaurant inside where you can eat tripe sandwiches (or a hamburger, if
I felt really lucky today when I found this tractor, really! Not only have I been wanting to paint one, but I spent all morning looking for a place to paint. I even started another painting somewhere else and abandoned it halfway through, it just
This is a unique place in Florence. It's a weird little permanent flea market in the middle of town chock full of old treasures. The city declared it an eyesore last year and said that they are moving it farther out of the center to
Waking up early this morning and seeing the haze hanging low over the city, I knew that I would have to look for a composition to suit this weather, I couldn’t just pick anything to paint today. Although I know it well, I’ve never painted
I set up to paint this spot with the thick morning fog and after about 5 minutes it began to lift, so I had to be quicker than I thought. This is my impression of this beautiful little foggy hilltop this morning.After the fog lifted