Summertime in Blighty
Set into a steep hillside, Clovelly has a single cobbled high street which winds its way down the hillside to the ancient harbour,...
"If you truly love Nature, you will find beauty everywhere." Vincent Van Gogh.
True - and never more so than here in the Tuscan countryside. Both delicate and strong. While butterflies flutter on the breeze, tall...
Escape to the Tuscan countryside
A blissful week of landscape painting in the glorious Tuscan countryside. Early morning walks chancing upon deer, hare and wild boar...
Morning Glory
Birdsong reverie, tree canopies and first sundance escaping misty clouds to catch high shutters, tolling bells and weir edges. Lovely way...
Maytime Mornings
Gregorian chant to feed the soul in San Miniato al Monte, a wander stopping to smell the delicious sweetness of the flourishing Rose...
"All this he saw, for one moment breathless and intense, vivid on the morning sky; and still, a
Took a long walk up the river today - drinking in deep breaths of scented spring breezes, listening to water rushing over rocky weirs and...
Buona Pasqua
A very beautiful Easter Vigil and dawn in the Fraternita Monastiche di Gerusalemme Badia fiorentina. Happy Easter everyone!
"Art washes the dust of everyday life from the soul". Nicely put Picasso.
I would add that Mother Nature does the same. Food for the soul, enriching the senses - especially in the bright and perfumed burst of...
“It is the city of mirrors, the city of mirages, at once solid and liquid, at once air and stone.” E
Water reflections, colour, light, bridges, peaceful back alleys, Frari, Ca' Pesaro, masks, costumes, neighbours resting on elbows...
The anticipation of spring
Una bella giornata - Spring weather enticed me away from the studio this weekend, then Mother Nature took my hand and showed me all that...
