O gracious city well-beloved, Italian, and a maiden crowned, Siena, my feet are no more moved Toward thy strange-shapen mountain-bound: But my heart in me turns and moves, O lady […]
I love a good story and Tuscany is full of them! My latest Tuscan miniature painting is set at the site of a fantastic one! In the 12th-century, a wealthy […]
Don’t you love those times when your heart and your head align! Mine are often at odds, especially when it comes to my artwork. But this week, I had a […]
On first impression, the Tuscan hilltop hamlet of Sommocolonia struck me as charming, placid and “Ital-idyllic”. Restored homes, flowers everywhere, the cleanliness of the stone streets. Even the small piazza that […]
In my last post, I shared the story of how our family passed the time while waiting for an Internet cafe to open by photographing the streets of Montepulciano, and I […]
What do parking lots look like in your local cities and towns? In my vicinity, they are asphalt slabs often squeezed between 2 buildings – functional but unmemorable. And most […]
Art We Wonderful by Marion Younan