Stephan Giannini

Museo Pietro Canonica , Rome

A sculpture in the Museo Pietro Canonica.

One new discovery for me on this trip to Rome was the Museo Pietro Canonica. Pietro Canionica (1869 – 1959) was a celebrated Italian sculptor, painter, and composer. It’s a wonderful small and free museum in the Villa Borghese Park. A quiet place to sketch from his brilliant sculptures. From Wikipedia: He was professor ofContinueContinue reading “Museo Pietro Canonica , Rome”

Nine Weeks of Outdoor Painting in Italy: The Wrap Up

Plein air painting setup on the Arno River in Florence.

View from In Front of San Miniato, Florence, 9 x 12 in., oil I’m back . For almost three months now. I returned May 9th,2016. I had a terrific time. It was a long trip and it had its up and downs, but it met its goal, which was to get away from my regularContinueContinue reading “Nine Weeks of Outdoor Painting in Italy: The Wrap Up”

Florence, Italy Paintings , Spring 2016, Pt. 2

Mugnone River Near Le Cure, Florence,Italy, 9 x 12 in. oil

Here’s a second set of paintings from Florence, Italy. All painted on site, 9 x 12 in. and in oils. Florence and environs is a terrific place to paint. But I have to say, my personal logistics are eating up a lot of time that I would rather spend painting. I’m happy with my work,ContinueContinue reading “Florence, Italy Paintings , Spring 2016, Pt. 2”

Life in Florence: A Collection of Oil Paintings

The Hills above Florence, 9 x 12 in.,oil I’ve now been in Florence for about two weeks. It was quite a bit of trouble to find inexpensive housing for the month, But eventually I found something, albeit a little on the outskirts. But I borrowed a bike from a friend, and that’s made it possible toContinueContinue reading “Life in Florence: A Collection of Oil Paintings”

Rome, Italy Paintings – Spring 2016, pt.2

Museo Borghese Garden, 9 x 12 in.,oil Here is a second group of paintings done in Rome in the spring of 2016. These paintings are all 9 x 12″, oil on linen. I’m in Florence now and soon you should start seeing some paintings from here. There are some logistical problems getting housing here, butContinueContinue reading “Rome, Italy Paintings – Spring 2016, pt.2”

Rome, Italy Paintings – Spring 2016

Some recent work from Rome, Italy. All oils, all 9 x 12 in. These are smartphone photos. I’m in Italy for a two month painting trip.

More Summer Paintings – 2015

Here is another group of my more successful of plein air paintings done this summer. This small painting above is coming up for auction through my painted Journal”painted postcards” blog, where I auction or sell at fixed price paintings starting at $90. Click here to see.

Summer Paintings – 2015

Waiting for Their Big Day, 10 x 11, oil on linen. Sold

Here is a selection of some of my more effective works from this summer. I’m busy now doing a major rehab on a work-space for myself, but I took a few months off this summer to paint and had a great time meeting a bunch of artists painting here in Maine, and also did severalContinueContinue reading “Summer Paintings – 2015”

Solomons, Maryland Outdoor Painting Event

Calvert Marine Museum, 10x11 in. oil on linen

I did two plein air competitions in the summer of 2014. One, in Castine Maine, which I wrote about previously. The second one was in Solomons, Maryland, which is an appealing town on the Chesapeake Bay in Southern Maryland. It had a little bit the feeling of my area in Maine – a seasideContinueContinue reading “Solomons, Maryland Outdoor Painting Event”