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Category Archives: New Artwork

The Big Move to Rockland, Maine!

Rockland Breakwater

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!

Posted byStephan GianniniMarch 7, 2014March 6, 2014Posted inNew ArtworkLeave a comment on The Big Move to Rockland, Maine!

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

Museo Capidomonte, Naples, Italy, 8 x 10 in. oil on linen

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, 

Posted byStephan GianniniJanuary 3, 2014March 2, 2014Posted inItalian Trip 2013, New ArtworkLeave a comment on Museo Capodimonte, Naples, Italy, 8 x 10 in., Oil.

Mt. Vesuvius, Naples, 8 x 10 in., oil

Mt. Vesevius, Naples, 8 x 10 in. oil on linen

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

Posted byStephan GianniniDecember 4, 2013March 2, 2014Posted inItalian Trip 2013, New ArtworkLeave a comment on Mt. Vesuvius, Naples, 8 x 10 in., oil

Ostia Antica, Rome

Ostia Antica Theater Exterior (Courtesy wikimedia commons)

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

Posted byStephan GianniniNovember 22, 2013November 9, 2019Posted inItalian Trip 2013, New Artwork2 Comments on Ostia Antica, Rome

Santo Spirito, Rome, 10 x 8 in., oil

Santo Spirito, Rome, 10 x 8 in., oil on linen

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

Posted byStephan GianniniNovember 15, 2013March 2, 2014Posted inItalian Trip 2013, New ArtworkLeave a comment on Santo Spirito, Rome, 10 x 8 in., oil

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.

Posted byStephan GianniniNovember 12, 2013March 2, 2014Posted inItalian Trip 2013, New ArtworkLeave a comment on La Martorana, Palermo, Sicily

Rockland Harbor, Maine, November, 6 x 6 in., oil (sold)

Posted byStephan GianniniNovember 9, 2013July 9, 2020Posted inNew ArtworkLeave a comment on 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,

Posted byStephan GianniniOctober 27, 2013March 2, 2014Posted inItalian Trip 2013, New ArtworkLeave a comment on Chiesa Rossa, Ortygia Island, Syracusa, Sicily

Via Labrinto, Syracuse, 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

Posted byStephan GianniniOctober 23, 2013March 2, 2014Posted inItalian Trip 2013, New ArtworkLeave a comment on Via Labrinto, Syracuse, Sicily

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These are the tidal flats of the Mekong River. There were many little house boats like this, some with people living on them, others for shipping passengers or freight. I think this was my favorite painting in Luang Prabang. Also this was the night me and some of my fellow travelers at my guest house decided to go down to the night market and get some Lao-Lao, which was the local bootlegged rice whiskey. It’s really rather rough to drink, but we managed several shots each, and I definitely felt it in the morning. I had a great time most evenings just hanging out with a group of new friends at the guest house. Mostly I spent time with this one family which was a son and his parents from Britain, and they were making their way through Laos after spending time in Nepal. Fascinating. From 2010.
This is a Buddhist Wat on the outskirts of Luang Prabang, Laos. I didn’t have a moped in Laos  to get around, so I just took long walks with a backpack full of painting gear. I think it was this day that I met a young man who could speak some English, and befriended me, and ended up taking me for a small meal. When we were at the restaurant, the waitress was having words with him,and I think she was actually asking him to leave. Later when he started asking me for money to pay for his “school,“ I realized why. I think he was a little bit of a con-man. But that was one of the very few bad experiences I had during my whole Southeast Asia trip. 5 x 7”, oil on prepared card stock. From my 2010 SE. Asian trip. If you would like to read more about my entire four month sojourn in Southeast Asia, there’s a link in my information.#pleinairpainting #buddhism #wat #laos
Another view of one of the Buddhist temples. There were lovely gardens at all the temples I saw. And if you look carefully, you can see an orange clad monk sitting on a bench in front of the rear building. One of the oddest things that tourists did in Luang Prabang, was to make offerings to a morning procession of buddhist monks. One would go down to a particular avenue, early in the day, and either bring, or purchase food from the vendors that were there to sell it to you. I did it once, and felt very uncomfortable, and most of the monks refused my offerings. And they were right, there was no piety, no belief coming from me that day. It occurred to me later that the monks knew what I was giving them from the wrapping, and didn’t like it. Perhaps because the vendor was selling a substandard product? An educational experience. 6 x 7”, or 15 x 18 cm., oil. #pleinairpainting #wat#buddhism
Here is a statue of a gate guardian on the grounds of a buddhist temple in Luang Prabang, Laos. These are called “dvarapala, “ and are typically placed outside temples or palaces in southern Asia to serve as protectors. They are found in Buddhist, Hindu, and Jaina cultures. The temples also serve as monasteries, and there’s always lots of monks  around. Typically one son from every family serves at least one year as a monk. If they stay longer, it’s often because they receive an education, sometimes training in English. Most Buddhist monks will not stay for their entire lives. All this I was told by a young monk who spoke fluent English that I met in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Painted in 2010 during a multi-country painting trip in Southeast Asia. #pleinairpainting #dvarapala #gategaurdian #buddhism #wat

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