For my last painting of 2022, I chose to paint a street scene from our month in Lecchi in Chianti, Tuscany – one of our travel highlights. You’d be right […]
May your holiday season be filled with joy, laughter and love! Painting: “Da Forli Angel – Olive Branch”; 5″ x 6″ ink and watercolour; the 5th in a series of […]
Do you remember your childhood corner store? I had the great luxury of growing up one street over from 2 corner stores, both with incredible candy counters. And as luck […]
What memories are conjured up by my latest miniature painting of this gorgeous Tuscan door? For me, it’s ice-cold lemon granita, of course! Not my usual romantic wonderings about who […]
You’ve probably noticed that I am a big fan of city panoramas, as I’ve painted a number of them from various travels. They always spur my imagination as I take […]
Most of my painting subjects have had some connection to my direct and memorable experiences as a traveller. But with some subjects, the strong connection has evolved AFTER I’ve start […]
My first flight on an airplane post-pandemic was this past May to see my son and daughter-in-law in Brooklyn, New York. I recall sitting on the airplane with tears in […]
Over the last year, I have become a regular viewer of a YouTube livestream of a Cannaregio neighborhood in Venice. By “regular”, I should come clean and say that I’ve […]
Years ago I stayed at a hotel just below Assisi in Umbria Italy. To get into town from the hotel meant walking steeply uphill on the winding Via di Valecchie, […]
Ah! Sunflower, weary of time,Who countest the steps of the sun,Seeking after that sweet golden climeWhere the traveler’s journey is done;Where the youth pined away with desire,And the pale virgin […]