This painting is available by clicking here This painting was done on an outing with some Roman friends to the wonderful Villa Pamphili park. The Villa Doria Pamphili is a seventeenth century villa with what is today the largest landscaped public park in Rome. It is located on the Gianicolo (or the Roman Janiculum), just … Continue reading »
This painting was done on the first day that I met some of the local painters in Rome. It’s a gorgeous cemetery established in the early 1800′s. There are many beautiful sculptures and graves. We had to get permission to paint here, and I was told to say “ permesso di Signora Mela” if challenged ( … Continue reading »
Villa Borghese is a large landscape garden in the naturalistic English manner in Rome, containing a number of buildings, museums (see Galleria Borghese) and attractions. It is the second largest public park in Rome (80 hectares or 148 acres). I spent a lovely sunday afternoon here watching Romans and tourists picnic and play. This … Continue reading »
This painting was done on a cool March night on the Piazza Farnese. My biggest audience were the waiters running back and forth to their storeroom and murmuring words of encouragement: “bella, bella!” This is the Chiesa di Santa Brigida, a small Swedish church dedicated to Saint Bridget of Sweden, who travelled to Rome in … Continue reading »
These columns are just to the right of the Theatre of Marcellus ( Teatro di Marcello) which is an ancient open-air theatre in Rome, Italy, built in the closing years of the Roman Republic. At the theatre, locals and visitors alike were able to watch performances of drama and song. It was completed in 13 … Continue reading »
This past Easter Sunday I attended the Urbi et Orbi (to the city and to the world) Easter message from the brand new Pope Francis. I’m staying quite close to the Vatican, so I had to go. It was crowded, apparently a quarter million people, but it felt very special to be there, despite that … Continue reading »
On March 4th, 2013, I landed at Rome’s Fiumicino Airport. I admit it was a relatively sudden move for me. I had spent most of 2012 in Maine and then had returned to Chicago and later North Carolina. My restoration work had been slowing down and I decided to realize one of my dreams: to … Continue reading »
In October of 2012 I did a quick 2-day trip to The White Mountains from my then home base of Portland, Maine. It’s only a couple of hours ride to the White Mountains from Portland, which was one of the reasons I moved there. The Whites are great because it’s just about the only place … Continue reading »
Maine MedicalCenter, Portland, 11 x 14 in., Oil on Linen Continue reading »
Near Boothbay Harbor, 5x7in., Oil on Museum Board Continue reading »
I was invited to participate in the first year of the annual Plein Air paint out in Mt. Lebanon, Pa., a suburb of Pittsburgh. It was a well run event, the brainchild of David and Linda Csont. David had participated in the Easton Plein Air event, one of the bigger events that happens in Maryland … Continue reading »
Thought some people might be interested in the equipment I took with me on my latest Plein Air travel trip to Australia and Bali. 1. I purchased a new super lightweight Manfroto tripod, model MKC3-PO1. I used my trusty (and now10 year old) 8 x10 in. OpenM pochade box. I painted on 7 x 10 … Continue reading »
