This is the moka, or the Italian coffee pot, and a brillant invention! I got so involved in unpacking, doing laundry and enjoying being in my new place today that I decided to stay in and paint. While I was making coffee it dawned on
I'm actually sitting writing this at Giulio's desk now. I've spent many an hour watching Giulio work at his desk, and now tonight it's my turn!Giulio is my boyfriend, and I can't tell you how happy I am to be sitting at his desk after
This morning the heavy clouds were moving fast, I was sure it was going to rain at any moment all morning long.This spot caught my eye, so I turned around and went back. When I was walking through the field looking for my spot, I
Okay, so my first day back it's actually pretty warm, which I'm grateful for, but it was raining all day! I planted myself in the kitchen door of my new apartment to paint. My roommates were a little surprised but very gracious and tried to
I remember reading once that John Singer Sargent said to paint white flowers when you can, as in it's a good exercise, like the scales of painting if you will. And I think it's really true. Everything is there in a white flower, the subtlties
This is my mother's back yard, and I just love how it looks into the woods. I decided to stay at home and paint today because I'm leaving for Florence as soon as I finish this post to you! I'm so excited to go back
Larry stopped to see what I was doing out by the church on the side of the road. This is his family's church, he grew up going to church here and his grandmother lived across the street. He went home and brought back a watercolor
This wasn't suupposed to be today's painting, but I'm glad it is. It actually started raining toward the end of this painting, so you could say that it has a "quick" finish. I don't know where the rain came from, it was sunny and clear
If you haven't already guessed, this was done at the U Pick strawberry farm down the road here in Black Hammock. What better theme than red for Valentine's Day? My mom always talks about going to pick strawberries here, but until today I'd never been.