Category Archives: Italy

Museo Pietro Canonica , Rome

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

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

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”

Museo Capodimonte, Naples, Italy, 8 x 10 in., Oil.

The Museo Capodimonte in Naples, Italy is a wonderful museum at the top of a hill in a small park setting about a 30 minute walk from the historic center. While spending a month in Naples in June of 2013,  I walked up there a few times, once to paint and of course once toContinueContinue reading “Museo Capodimonte, Naples, Italy, 8 x 10 in., Oil.”

Mt. Vesuvius, Naples, 8 x 10 in., oil

Mount Vesuvius is a volcano near Naples, Italy.  I actually had a lovely view of it from my apartment window. I painted this picture from the rocks near Mergellina, in the center of the city. Mount Vesuvius is best known for its eruption in AD 79 that led to the burying and destruction of theContinueContinue reading “Mt. Vesuvius, Naples, 8 x 10 in., oil”