I needed a cook stove. And I found an incredible deal, except it was about a two hour drive away from my house on Maine’s Blue Hill Peninsula. But it is such a beautiful place to paint, that I figured I could get a sketch out of the deal, too. And I was right! ThisContinue reading “Little Deer Isle, Maine, 6 x 6 in.(sold)”
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The Big Move to Rockland, Maine!
Some of you may know that I have spent a significant time up in Maine in the last couple years. Well, now it is official! I now live in Rockland, Maine!
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,
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
Ostia Antica, Rome
A very short train ride away from Rome, Ostia Antica is a large archeological site, close to the modern suburb of Ostia. It was the location of the harbor city of ancient Rome, which is
Santo Spirito, Rome, 10 x 8 in., oil
Santo Spirito, Rome, 10 x 8 in., oil on linen The beautiful Santo Spirito in Sassia (Holy Spirit in Saxony) is a 12th-century church in Rome. It stands in Borgo Santo Spirito, a street
La Martorana, Palermo, Sicily
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.
Rockland Harbor, Maine, November, 6 x 6 in., oil (sold)
Here’s a view of a Maine harbor with some fish processing plants smoking prettily in the background. Rockland was home to a large fishing industry in the past, but of course it is much less now. I’m spending late fall in Rockland, Maine. BRRRRR!. SOLD. Available for purchase. This work is unframed, but it isContinue reading “Rockland Harbor, Maine, November, 6 x 6 in., oil (sold)”
Chiesa Rossa, Ortygia Island, Syracusa, 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,
Stephan Giannini 