Tiny Tuscan Watercolor

I hardly ever paint in watercolor, but with limited time before a delicious lunch at the organic farm Il Casale, I pulled out my little watercolor set and painted the scene below our hilltop location.

Back to Italy!

Ahhh...soon I will be painting in Tuscany again. Same location as last year -- Pienza. I promise to bring home many ideas for paintings, as well as some studies that could evolve into real paintings.

Prize Winner

This pastel of a scene in Pienza, Tuscany, won second prize at the South Portland, Maine Art in the Park event last Saturday.

A new Pastel from Tuscany retreat

A Pastel - Tuscany

S. Anna With Olive Trees, 12" x 9", pastel on paper

Day's End, Pienza

Here's a pastel of the valley where we stayed in Tuscany last Fall.

Home from Tuscany

And what a wonderful place! The vista from my window was unforgettable. Great food, wine, wanderings through centuries-old stone structures, many paintings to come from this inspiring week!