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 »
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 »
Right after my trip to Australia, I went to Bali. I chose Bali primarily because it was an inexpensive flight from Perth, where I was at the time (you can see my blog post about Australia here). I had considered New Zealand and SE Asia, but Bali is so nearby, it seemed the easiest. It … Continue reading »
In February and March of this year I went to The South Pacific to work and do a some sketching when time allowed. This was facilitated by Kurt Perschke and his public art RedBall Project, which I helped Kurt put on for the 2012 Perth International Arts Festival. I did an earlier post about the … Continue reading »
At the beginning of July, I took a three-day painting trip up to beautiful Campobello Island, just over the border from Maine in New Brunswick, Canada. It is about a four and a half hour ride from Portland, Maine, and your last stop in Maine is Lubec, billed as the easternmost city in the US. … Continue reading »
