In July of 2013, when I was still in Naples, Italy, Steven Doherty, the editor of Plein Air Magazine contacted me about doing an article on my trip to Rome. Unfortunately it was only published in the subscription – only digital edition, but I’m very pleased with the article. They graciously allowed me to repostContinueContinue reading “Plein Air Magazine Italy Trip Article”
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Back From Italy and New Daily Painting Auctions
I’m back from Italy, alas. I had a wonderful time and even visited France and Paris, where I liberally sampled the wine and enjoyed some wonderful meals! And I’m plotting my Italian return! Also there are still many paintings, photos, and memories to post from Naples and Sicily and I’m busy finishing those and documentingContinueContinue reading “Back From Italy and New Daily Painting Auctions”
View of Saubrigues, Aquitaine, France
Here is a sketch I did for my friends who I visited in SW France in July 2013.
Pulcino Della Minerva (Bernini”s Elephant), Roma, 10 x 8 in., Oil
I did this cityscape painting over two days at the Piazza della Minerva in Rome, Italy, one block behind the Pantheon, which you see in the background. This is one of the most curious monuments of Rome, the so-called Pulcino della Minerva. It is a statue designed by the Baroque era sculptor Gian Lorenzo BerniniContinueContinue reading “Pulcino Della Minerva (Bernini”s Elephant), Roma, 10 x 8 in., Oil”
Chiesa di Santa Brigida, Oil, 8×10 in.(Sold)
This painting was done on a cool March night on the Piazza Farnese. My biggest audience were the waiters running back and forth to their storeroom and murmuring words of encouragement: “bella, bella!” This is the Chiesa di Santa Brigida, a small Swedish church dedicated to Saint Bridget of Sweden, who travelled to Rome inContinueContinue reading “Chiesa di Santa Brigida, Oil, 8×10 in.(Sold)”
Plein Air Painting at Trajan’s Column
Above: Trajan column 8 x 8″ or 20 x 20 cm., oil. I did this landscape painting in Rome, Italy on a day painting with a few of my Roman plein air friends. It’s near the busiest tourist area, and luckily several good spots for inexpensive espresso and pizza were nearby. Trajan’s Column (Italian: ColonnaContinueContinue reading “Plein Air Painting at Trajan’s Column”
Ponte Sant’ Angelo di Notte, Roma (Saint Angels Bridge by Night), 8 x 10 in. Oil
This is a night painting I did in Rome, Italy of the Ponte Sant’Angelo. Completed in 134 AD to span the Tiber, from the city center to the towering Castel Sant’Angelo. The bridge is now solely pedestrian, and provides a photogenic vista of the Tiber River and the castle. It’s of course a busy place, andContinueContinue reading “Ponte Sant’ Angelo di Notte, Roma (Saint Angels Bridge by Night), 8 x 10 in. Oil”
Parco degli Acquedotti (Park of the Aquaduct), Roma, 8 x 10 in., Oil
The Parco degli Acquedotti (Park of the Aquaduct) where I did this landscape painting is a public park in Rome, Italy. It is part of the Appian Way Regional Park and is of approximately 15 hectares. Although just 8 km from the centre of Rome, the park has been protected from development and retains a rusticContinueContinue reading “Parco degli Acquedotti (Park of the Aquaduct), Roma, 8 x 10 in., Oil”
Fabricus Bridge, Roma (Isola Tiburina), 8 x 10, oil
This is a cityscape painting of the Fabricus Bridge, which I painted right before I left Rome. The Pons Fabricius (Italian: Ponte Fabricio, meaning “Fabricius’ Bridge”) is the oldest Roman bridge in Rome, Italy, still existing in its original state. Built in 62 BC, it spans half of the Tiber River, from the east shore ofContinueContinue reading “Fabricus Bridge, Roma (Isola Tiburina), 8 x 10, oil”
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