Doesn’t a February break in the towns of the Cinque Terre, Italy sound good? Last February, I held my break in Riomaggiore. This February, I selected Corniglia as my town […]
It’s Carnevale time in Venice! Are you there? Sadly, I’m not, but it’s one of those experiences on my ever-growing list. I decided that if I can’t be there in […]
When you hear the words “Lake Como”, what comes to mind? According to a recent New York Times story about Lake Como, you’d be in the majority if you said “George […]
Having had to cancel a short painting trip to Mexico a few weeks ago (thanks, stomach flu!), I decided to roll all that travel energy into planning a bigger trip […]
Here I sit this January 1st morning on my computer preparing for a new year – filing, updating, deleting, setting up and backing up. And underlying all this tidying and […]
Maybe it’s all the holiday get-togethers… Or maybe it’s the cold weather upon us in Canada… My thoughts have turned to red wine! I don’t drink a lot of it […]
I spent the last few weeks in the beautiful Cinque Terre… without leaving my easel… in Canada! And it was lovely! Painting two commissioned ink and watercolour pieces for a […]
Time to get started because my Holiday Pop-Up Shop is now open! At this time of year, I offer some of my favourite ink and watercolour miniature paintings in my online […]
A photo collection of Italy would not be complete without vintage Fiats! When in Italy, if one drives by or is parked on the street, I can’t help but take […]
I believe I am suffering from “Tuscanitis”! What is that? A critical deficiency of Tuscany in your overall system. How is it diagnosed? There are many telltale signs. Here’s one: […]
