San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice

Friends–it’s been so long since I’ve sent out a post. John and I had a great two weeks in Italy and I’ll be posting some paintings soon. I’m currently working on a 20 x 24 of San Giorgio Maggiore,  working from a similar view  to the one I’ve included. I think this is one of the most beautiful buildings in the world. It’s on a small island just across from the Piazza San Marco in Venice. And next Saturday I’ll be do a demonstration using the photo of a poppy field. This was in Polignano a Mare, in Puglia (Italy’s heel), where we stayed for 7 nights. I first saw it from the bus as we were heading out for a trip and was so happy when I realized it was in close proximity to our hotel. It’s a beautiful town and I got a number of great views of the Adriatic. Venice is something else altogether!  The canals and beautiful buildings reflecting in them are really magical. The crowds, huge cruise ships, and smell of the water is not so magical and we were glad not to be there in hot weather. But it is a place truly worth seeing at least once. Hope to do a number of paintings from the trip.

Poppy field, Puglia