The medieval town of Certaldo is just a few miles down the road from Fattoria Bacio. It’s so perfectly preserved that visiting it is like stepping back in time. Certaldo is a lesser-known Tuscan hill town, so we almost felt like we had it to ourselves yesterday when we visited. We spent hours wandering about, […]
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Fabulous Fattoria Bacio
We’re happily ensconced at Fattoria Bacio now and loving every minute of our time in this beautiful place. The villa is perched on top of a hill, surrounded by vineyards, olive groves and hilltop homes. It couldn’t be prettier and the amount of visual stimulation for an artist is almost overwhelming! I feel like I’m […]
The Day We Were Supposed to Be in Florence :(
Guess where I am……………no, not Florence…… Hint: Look at the magazine covers. Yes, I’m in Paris! For eight long hours. In the Charles DeGaulle Airport, waiting for a flight to Florence. This isn’t what I envisioned when I dreamed of seeing Paris someday. Our flight was delayed last night out of Pittsburgh, causing us to […]
San Clemente Diary – Days 4-6
(San Clemente Diary continued from this post) JULY 27, 2015 After two days of teaching, I had a day off today. I was up early since I can’t seem to get my internal clock set to Pacific time. Patti had told me about a coffee shop up the street, so I quietly left the house […]
San Clemente Diary – Days 1-3
Dear Diary, My trip to San Clemente was FABULOUS from start to finish! I had so much fun and met so many wonderful people and ate such great food and — well, why don’t I just tell you all about it? JULY 24, 2015 – The flight out here was long, but the sky was clear […]
Update! New California Workshop Now Open for Registration
I’ll be flying off to teach in California in less than two weeks! After all the rainy weather we’ve had here recently, I’m really looking forward to sunshine. Lots of it! And palm trees and sandy beaches and the crashing surf of the Pacific Ocean. Bring it on! I’ll be teaching at San Clemente Art […]
Sketches from Maine: Part 3 – Rain and Sunshine
I’m glad I took the time to keep a written record of our week. It’s so easy to forget about everything that happens on a vacation if you don’t write it down. I usually did my journaling in the evening before I went to bed, putting everything down on the page in pencil rather than […]
Sketches from Maine: Part 2 – Exploring
Since we got to Maine a day before my workshop was to begin, we had time to play a little on Saturday before checking into our rental cottage. We sketched at Pemaquid Point in the morning (awesome!) then shopped awhile in the cute little village of Damariscotta. (All sketches were done in a 9″ x […]
Sketches from Maine: Part 1 – On Our Way
Well, after all the lead-in of photos and Facebook posts, are you ready to finally see some sketches from my sketching trip to Maine? Here’s the first batch, with more to follow tomorrow…… Ink & watercolor + gel pen + stamping with watercolor The sketchbook I took with me was a 9″ x 6″ Stillman […]
Back from Maine with Lots to Share!
I’m back from Maine, even though I wanted to stay there all summer, and I actually teared up when I had to leave! We had an absolutely amazing time. Everything came together to make it one of the best weeks I’ve ever had in one of my favorite places in the world. Here’s what made […]
