I painted outdoors in Rocca Malatina on Monday. We’re having an unusually warm period here – last year at this time it snowed. This year, the leaves are simply fantastic: reds like crazy. Harika loves these sunny mornings– when we go for walks she runs and jumps and rolls in the grass. I found a birds nest this week. I am always looking for things … Continue reading Artnotes: For the Birds
We went to Rovigo this week. Our friend says, “Rovigo, it’s a hideous town,” but when I go there, I think “this is a lovely business street, these are great coffee shops. And the museum, Palazzo Roverello is fabulous”. I think it is the artists in us that see the beauty wherever we go. My mother used to shake her head at what we “saw”. … Continue reading Artnotes: How We See
We went out to lunch with a friend yesterday, at Il Faro (the Lighthouse) restaurant up in the Sassi National Park not far (1 mile) from our house. Although the building is a box, the situation is a bit like a lighthouse, hanging from the edge of the hill, overlooking the park. It has a spectacular view, which we’ve painted numerous times. It is most … Continue reading Artnotes: Exotic Animals
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