Rainy Summer Morning, Umbria Oil on Linen Panel 11 x 14" $800 | Available Purchase Now This view! I had a day off teaching in Umbria last month and so the first thing I did was grab my gear and head down the valley to paint. As luck would have it,
What is the line between capturing something beautiful and it becoming sentimental? Is there one? Thanks to all the Anglo-Saxons who came before us spending their holidays and even entire lives in exotic Italy, there can be the tendency to romanticize life and capture only the most
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
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
What excitement winter brings with all of its moody weather.Rain, then sun, then clouds and huge gusts of wind. Never a dull moment. Painting on a small dirt road near Bolsena Lake this afternoon was very exciting. Though it is a lake you wouldn't know it by
Sometimes painting in the rain is just as fun as singing. Sometimes. Yesterday was a fight against the rain, getting soaked at every turn and trying to compromise between finding the best place to paint and being realistic about keeping the canvas dry enough to work
Did you ever countdown the days at school before the big field trip? I always did.I've always loved to get out, see the world and do something new. For the next few days I have the opportunity to stay in the Umbrian hilltown of Orvieto and paint.While
I already said that Umbria is a wonderful place to paint.Not only that, but it's full of hidden gems.One of them is a 13th century Franciscan monastery founded by St. Francis of Assisi called La Scarzuola. Now, it's not just a monastery anymore, it's waaay
Now when most plein air painters pack their gear and head to Italy, they're most likely going to paint Tuscany. Why? Because it's beautiful and well manicured, but it's not the only place to paint gorgeous landscapes in Italy. In fact Umbria is one of my favorite places