A rush to the finish line is what NOT to say to yourself when headed out to paint in a 1-day plein air painting competition. Instead, the best strategy I've found is to search until I find the exact thing I want to paint, no matter
In this part of town called Garbatella, you won't find any tourists and even more rare are painters. The Red Arch, Garbatella Oil on Paper (mounted) 12 x 10" SOLD This is a place for working class people and they seem to all know that they've got a special place
Well, getting into this larger canvas has been very exciting for me. Just the act of using my entire arm (as opposed to just the wrist) to paint feels powerful and how painting was meant to be. The Old Casale60x75 cmwork in progress I was sure I
It is officially time to celebrate the first day of spring! I've been waiting for this day and it couldn't have presented itself in a better way. Today was an absolutely gorgeous day in Rome, so I set out to explore a new place with my bike
Milan was unexpectedly warm and sunny while I was visiting just after Christmas this year. In fact the Milanesi seemed a little disoriented by the warm sunny days. I was pretty excited though after having prepared to suffer mentally and physically since I was going painting
Welcome to 2013!Isn't that what you said while jumping out of bed this morning? Me too!I love the New Year, it's always the chance to start fresh and build on what's already been done. As for me, I'm working on some big changes. While those are
The weather is really changing now. The front page of today's paper had Rome's mayor out lining the river with sand bags to protect against the predicted coming storms. Fall is here in a big way and today it was all about the clouds.October Clouds, Acqua
The scout motto "Be Prepared" is exactly what came to mind while out painting today.Why?Rain.When the founder of The Scouts Baden-Powell created this motto he had 2 things in mind: to be prepared mentally and to be ready with everything you need. The motto literally
On the go! That has certainly been the theme of this last week and it isn't over yet.Yesterday took me to yet another painting competition in another small town outside Rome. This town was spectacular! Rocca di Papa is a town built into the side of