We’re happily ensconced at Fattoria Bacio now and loving every minute of our time in this beautiful place. The villa is perched on top of a hill, surrounded by vineyards, olive groves and hilltop homes. It couldn’t be prettier and the amount of visual stimulation for an artist is almost overwhelming! I feel like I’m […]
Category: Tuscany
Fun in Florence!
We finally made it to Florence! Yesterday’s frustrations were forgotten after a good night’s sleep and a delicious breakfast. We set out on foot in the late morning and took in lots of the popular sights as we meandered around the city. We didn’t see everything we wanted to, but we had a good sampling […]
The Day We Were Supposed to Be in Florence :(
Guess where I am……………no, not Florence…… Hint: Look at the magazine covers. Yes, I’m in Paris! For eight long hours. In the Charles DeGaulle Airport, waiting for a flight to Florence. This isn’t what I envisioned when I dreamed of seeing Paris someday. Our flight was delayed last night out of Pittsburgh, causing us to […]
On My Way!
Finally! I’m on my way to Italy! I’m traveling with my mother Saundra and my friend Candy. Tomorrow we’ll be in Florence, a bit jet-lagged perhaps but ready to explore that beautiful art-filled city. I’m hoping to share lots of pictures from my travels, but it’s all dependant upon finding internet access, which isn’t as […]
Sneak Preview! Step-by-Step Watercolor Painting: Terracotta Tile Roofs
In just a few short months I’ll be going back to Italy! I can’t wait to see the Tuscan hills again and enjoy the endless delights of fresh, delicious Italian food. And the gelato…don’t even get me started on that! October 3-10, 2015, will find me teaching a week-long workshop in Sketchbook Journaling at Fattoria […]
It’s Here! Grab a Copy of “Sketchbook Journeys: Italy”
Ever since I finished my Italy travel journal, I’ve been wanting to publish it as a Blurb book, just like I did with my Ireland sketchbook back in 2011. But it’s been over a year since I put the final brushstroke on that last sketch of Pisa, and this project just kept getting pushed to […]
A Dream Fulfilled…Teaching in Tuscany!
Ever since I sketched my way through Italy a year ago, I’ve dreamed of going back one day and taking a group of sketching friends with me. Well, my friends, it’s happening! I’ve been invited to return to Tuscany in 2015 to teach sketchbook journaling, and I’d love for you to come along! In early […]
Finishing Touches to My Italy Travel Journal
I always wait to do the title page for a travel journal until after I’ve completed all the sketches. I like to get a feel for what the content of the journal is before deciding on the style and subject matter for the title page. 10″ x 7″, ink & watercolor in Stillman & Birn […]
Sketchbook Journeys – Italy: Day 15 (Pisa)
After seeing pictures of the Leaning Tower all my life and reading about it in guidebooks, I was expecting it to be nothing more than a gaudy tourist trap. Suzie and I felt obligated to see it. After all, we were in Pisa, and our hotel was only two blocks away from it. So in […]
Sketchbook Journeys – Italy: Day 15 (From Cinque Terre to Pisa)
I squeezed in one last sketch of the harbor at Manarola on our last morning in Cinque Terre… 10″ x 7″, ink & watercolor in Stillman & Birn Beta series sketchbook I used the angled fence of the pedestrian walkway to create a unique lower border on the sketch, and extended the fishing boats out […]
