I have been staying in the Port of Santa Margherita. She is a spectacle of colour tucked away between many jewel like villages along the north western coast of Italy. On my first day here I simply wandered the streets admiring the beautiful frescoes on these tall narrow buildings. How in the world am I ever going to be able to get the perspective right!
A few days after getting to know this wonderful seaside town I caught a bus to Portofino. This is another little gem of a village waiting to be painted a few kilometers away along this northern coast. There were such wonderful colours and light to be explored but unfortunately many tourists as well. I am told if I were here a week earlier I practically would have had the place to myself. I find that hard to believe looking out now across a sea of people!
Today the sun shines again and I decided to go for a hike. I came around the corner and saw this picturesque scene. What a perfect day!
Since returning to the hotel I have worked on a couple of sketches of a particular cove between these villages. My view was from several meters above looking down into the deep aqua blue waters that was surrounded by towering pines. Very difficult to portray in paint as it was such a majestic sight and tricky for me to convey the height from which I was standing.
I plan to do a large painting of this in oils when back in my studio. I do love a good challenge!
A few days after getting to know this wonderful seaside town I caught a bus to Portofino. This is another little gem of a village waiting to be painted a few kilometers away along this northern coast. There were such wonderful colours and light to be explored but unfortunately many tourists as well. I am told if I were here a week earlier I practically would have had the place to myself. I find that hard to believe looking out now across a sea of people!
Today the sun shines again and I decided to go for a hike. I came around the corner and saw this picturesque scene. What a perfect day!
Since returning to the hotel I have worked on a couple of sketches of a particular cove between these villages. My view was from several meters above looking down into the deep aqua blue waters that was surrounded by towering pines. Very difficult to portray in paint as it was such a majestic sight and tricky for me to convey the height from which I was standing.
I plan to do a large painting of this in oils when back in my studio. I do love a good challenge!
Connie, your life is so full of adventure. I really envy you! You are so artistic and so fortunate and smart to be able to do all this travelling. Good Luck in everything you do, Connie!!!
ReplyDeleteHi Marilyn,
ReplyDeleteThanks for your encouraging words! It's comments like this from people like you that inspires me to push on with my painting, writing and travelling!!