Category Archives: Italy

I was in Palermo this June where I painted The Church of Santa Maria dell’Ammiraglio or San Nicolò dei Greci, commonly called the Martorana, overlooking the Piazza Bellini in Palermo. The foundation charter of the church (which was initially Eastern Orthodox) is preserved and dates to 1143; construction may already have begun at this point.ContinueContinue reading “La Martorana, Palermo, Sicily”

Here is a nice viewpoint from the ramparts around Ortygia island in Sicily which I painted. I don’t have any information about this church (besides a name) . If anyone knows, I’d love to know. It looks very old when I walked around it. Also, here is a aerial view of Ortygia, with the volcanoContinueContinue reading “Chiesa Rossa, Ortygia Island, Syracusa, Sicily”

Here is a a view on Ortygia island in the city of Syracuse, Sicily. Via Labrinto (Italian for  Labrynith Way) was a beautiful winding street that rewarded me with surprising architecture.Syracuse is a pleasant place, very cleaned up compared to most of Italy. It is also the home to Caravaggio’s Saint Lucy painting which isContinueContinue reading “Via Labrinto, Syracuse, Sicily”

I finally  have finished touching up and documenting my Neapolitan and Sicily paintings from my trip earlier this year. Here is a great view of the end of Ortygia island in the city of Syracuse, Sicily. Syracuse is a pleasant place, very cleaned up compared to most of Italy. It is also the home toContinueContinue reading “Ortygia Sunset, Syracusa, Sicily”