As the weather turns to full on spring here in Rome, jumping out of bed in the morning is the most appropriate response for a plein air painter, especially in my neighborhood. First Thing Saturday Morning, Via del Pigneto 35 x 30cm Oil on Linen Sold This is a street
There is a place that I love and always want to paint in my neighborhood, but it is almost always locked during the day. Then when the weather turns warm again, it's open more often, and almost always on Sundays. The Old Bike Cart, ExSnia 10 x
Did you ever visit a place and your first experience was so familiar, like you had been there before? Or even better, that you had always been there. Sounds like a strange thing to say, I know. But this is how I truly feel about Rome
If you read last week's post about painting in this spot I won't repeat myself (though I would love to just for the sheer excitement of the thing). Suffice to say that this painting was painted in the exact location where J.M.W. Turner once sketched
My Italy workshop schedule has finally been all worked out for this year and I wanted to share what's coming up and opportunities for us to paint and sketch together for the upcoming year. Here they are: Watercolor Sketchbook & General Oil Painting Course at Arte Umbria This 7
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
If you've ever been to Venice and had a few days to spend, chances are you ventured the boat ride out to the colorful island of Burano. Colorful is really an understatement for this magical fairy tale land where every single house is painted in its
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
Besides the Colosseum, there is another structure that can be seen from miles around, this one made of steel and known as Il Gazometro.In English the only word I can find for this skyscraper hollow metal round tower is gasometer. And it is a staple