Watercolor Painting

The plein air watercolor of the house with the brown shutters I've titled "Rose Garden". I sat on a bench in a little triangle of grass with a border of flowers all around just across the road from the house. In fact there were many houses with flower gardens...all of them fenced in. I asked Claudia (the woman from the company where Glen was taking classes who gave us advice about things to see while we were there) about it, she said she thinks it's because most people don't own very much land … [Read more...] about Rose Garden, Italy

Every morning in Italy Glen and I sat down to a breakfast that was Buonissimo, a veritable feast of everything breakfasty (though after day three I reverted to my bowl of raisin bran [they had that too] and ? cream [that was the one thing I missed about the U.S. -milk- I am after all from the dairy state] for fear I would no longer fit into any of my clothes). Afterward I'd wave goodbye to all the guys as they left to attend their classes for the day. Returning to my room I'd gather my paint … [Read more...] about Morning in Italy

This is the beautiful Ariotto Hotel Ristorante in Monferrato, Terrugia Italy. The watercolor of the Ariotto is a plein air painting, which means it was done on site in the open air. Having the opportunity to sit on the street corners in Italy and paint the beautiful surroundings was a once in a lifetime experience. … [Read more...] about Plein Air painting in Italy