Whenever you walk around Florence Italy, there are physical reminders everywhere of the legacy of the Medici family. Architecture, sculpture, commissioned art works and frescoes, and those 5-6 ball crests […]
Inktober and watercolour classes are kicking my butt! So much art to make! I’m way behind but here are 2 of my latest #inktober sketches. In the Duomo in Arezzo, […]
Whenever I’m in Florence, I have to pay a visit to “Nicco”. Nicco is not his real name, but it has been discreetly graffiti’ed above him with an arrow so […]
My #inktober 7th drawing is from a photo I took of a seaside sculpture in Portovenere, Italy. This wonderful bronze (I think) sculpture is positioned, sitting on a natural rock bench, […]
I spent part of a day this past spring sketching at Casperia’s Palazzo Forani because its exterior is decorated with so many interesting art works. One intriguing piece on the […]
Thanks to #inktober 2015, I’m making more of a drawing dent into my photo collection of “door stuff” from vacations past! Two more door thingies – the first one is […]
I’m continuing my #inktober challenge with 2 more door knocker drawings – why not! For #inktober 2nd, I drew the bottom part of the #inktober 1st door knocker, but as […]
Thanks to a post by Cathryn at Concretemoomin for turning me onto the Inktober challenge – where you draw something with ink media every day (if possible) during October! I’d like […]
A few months back I posted a lot of my individual drawings I submitted to The Sketchbook Project, but now you can view my Sketchbook in its entirety. Looking at […]
The Toronto Urban Sketchers are racing around Toronto to draw landmarks that are at risk or are slated for demolition. The sketches and stories of these structures will be collected […]
After a long train ride to Calabria and a short taxi ride, I arrived in the small coastal town of Pizzo. The apartment rental was fantastic, with amazing views and […]
Last Saturday, I finished taking a week-long painting and drawing course (Artist in Italy) outside Chiusi, Tuscany. It was a fantastic experience with so many wonderful things to draw… and […]