There is plenty to smile about when staying at Fattoria Bacio, where my workshop was held last September and October. There are the incomparable views, of course… and the historic buildings… the vineyards… the olive groves… the pool… the chapel… and the sketch-worthy scenes everywhere you look… But the one thing that not only made […]
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Tuscan Hills Sketch + GIVEAWAY
It felt good to finally arrive at Fattoria Bacio and have a chance to settle in for two full weeks. Home Sweet Home…temporarily We made it! It was as beautiful as ever… And there were just as many cats as last year, if not more. Kitties routinely get dropped off at Fattoria Bacio, and the […]
“Too Much Luggage” Sketch + Paintbrush and Holder GIVEAWAY
After a day and a half of traveling to Italy from the US, and two and a half days in Cinque Terre, it was finally time to move on to Florence and then to Fattoria Bacio, in Certaldo, where I would teach two week-long sketching workshops. My friends Cindy and Carol watch the scenery going […]
Manarola Sunset Sketch + GIVEAWAY
I’m glad I took the time to journal on this trip to Italy. It does take some effort to make time to write things down each day, but it’s amazing how quickly we forget the details if we don’t record them in some way. Each day blurs into the next and you can’t rmember where […]
Vernazza Sketch + GIVEAWAY
When I visited Italy in September, I only had two full days to explore the towns of Cinque Terre, but we managed to see four of the five villages, and that was without rushing around too much. We had leisurely lunches and hours of meandering, plus time spent sketching. One of my favorite experiences was […]
Manarola Harbor Sketch + GIVEAWAY!
I have a week’s worth of Italy sketches to share with you, but rather than post them all at once, I thought it might be fun to spread them out over the next seven days and give you seven chances to win some brand spankin’ new art supplies for yourself. I’ll tell you all about […]
We Have a Winner!
Congratulations to Annie! She’s the winner of the drawing for an 8×12 matted print of one of my illustrated quotes. The quote she left in the comments on July 1 was “You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” C. S. Lewis Annie, please contact me at […]
Hand-Lettered Quote #6 + Print Giveaway!
And finally…. 8″ x 12″, drawn with Pitt Artist’s pens on Stillman and Birn Beta series paper If you’re a dog lover, you understand. They enrich our lives like nothing else can. With their unwavering love, they show us what true devotion is. Here’s our wonderful dog, Buckley. He brightens my days, makes me laugh, […]
Hand-Lettered Quote #5 + Print Giveaway!
Doesn’t this quote make you stop and think? 8″ x 12″, drawn with Pitt Artist’s pens on Stillman and Birn Beta series paper It holds true in so many areas of life, everything from how much money we have or how nice our house is, to how we look or how good we are at […]
Hand-Lettered Quote #4 + Print Giveaway!
It took me a year to finish all six quotes for my living room wall. I did three of them right off the bat, but then life got busy and this is what the wall looked like for almost a year… It was a little embarrassing when I had my Summerhill Sketching get-togethers each month. […]
