Orvieto is one of many gorgeous Umbrian hilltop towns. But I swear, Orvieto is different, special and lively. You can just feel it in the air. The people who live here take impeccable care of their city and it's not a big place, so everyone knows and
Even though I live in Italy, I always feel American. People ask me that question all the time: do I feel more Italian than American?I hope that my answer will not disappoint you, but I never feel Italian! Not for any reason other than having my
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
Due to the amount of times that people write and ask about my color palette, I decided to write a blog post on the subject. I will try to keep this as simple as possible, but when talking about color choices there are so many factors
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 habit that could be potentially very annoying to other people if you happened to be in the car, is that if we get into the car to go painting, we drive and drive and drive, then circle back, get out, get back in and