All Entries Tagged With: "Italy"
Lake Garda Hotel Sketch
This is a sketch of a really sweet looking hotel we saw while visiting Lake Garda in Italy last summer. It was a beautiful clear day and the harsh light on the building caught my eye. I am trying to focus on values and edges at the moment and sketching seems like the best way [...]
Lee | Dec 22, 2009 | Comments 4
Two Days at the Palazzo Rosso Farm in Vicenza, Italy
While in Italy, we had the good fortune of staying at the Palazzo Rosso Farm, which is a sprawling 400 property 15 kilometers south of the historic city of Vicenza and 1 kilometer from the beautiful Colli Berici Hills. We were the guest of one of Donna’s long-time friends from high shool who recently decided to [...]
Lee | Oct 31, 2009 | Comments 0
“September at Ponte Vecchio” Oil Painting
Well so much for progress shots. I totally got into this one on Sunday. I started painting about 2pm and finished at about 10pm Sunday night. I made a few obligatory adjustments before I went to work this morning and this is the result. I must say that starting off with the tight sketch with [...]
Lee | Oct 26, 2009 | Comments 6
Ponte Vecchio Sketch
Time to get back to the business of painting. I have taken quite a break due to my vacation and then recovering at work after taking vacation. I am sure some of you know how it goes! Well, I hope I don’t drive myself batty with detail on this one. This picture, which was taken [...]
Lee | Oct 25, 2009 | Comments 0
Ponte Vecchio Giclée Prints Arrive
I was pretty psyched when my first ever Giclée on canvas prints arrived this week. After posting my stylized photo of the Ponte Vecchio a week ago, I had a request for a limited print! I have wanted to make a giclée on canvas for quite a while now and this seemed like a great opportunity [...]
Lee | Oct 18, 2009 | Comments 4
The subtle charm of Siena and San Gimignano, Italy
While in Florence, Italy, we took a day trip to the Tuscan hill towns of Siena and San Gimignano. Not wanting to rent a car and attempt to get out of Florence in one piece, we elected to take a tour bus to both destinations. We stopped in Siena first after a 90-minute bus ride, [...]
Lee | Oct 18, 2009 | Comments 0
Venice, Italy Photo Series
I have a few things to say about Venice beyond this post but I think I will wait for them and focus on this Venice photo series, which is a compilation of a few of my favorites from our visit. Venice is all about walking, which gave me a great opportunity to shoot and reshoot [...]
Lee | Oct 11, 2009 | Comments 8
A Peaceful Escape to Portovenere, Italy
After the hustle and bustle of Florence, we made our escape to Portovenere, Italy. It took about one and a half hours by train to get to the port city of LaSpezia, where we took a 25-minute cab ride to Portovenere. We really did not know what to expect. Our primary mission was to visit [...]
Lee | Oct 10, 2009 | Comments 2
Climbing the Duomo of the Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore
It’s tough to take a picture in Florence without a crane or scaffold somewhere in the frame. Go figure, the buildings can be over 1000 years old! Although the view of the Duomo of the Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence, Italy can be easily photographed with a long lens from the Piazzale Michelangelo, there [...]
Lee | Oct 08, 2009 | Comments 3
Views near Ponte Vecchio in Florence, Italy
One of the best views of the city of Florence, Italy can be enjoyed on the Piazzale Michelangelo, which is just across the Arno River in the Oltrarno district of the city. My friend Lauren, who studied art history in both Florence and Venice actually recommended that we make a trek to the San Miniato [...]
Lee | Oct 07, 2009 | Comments 2
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