Italia 2007

Artist's Notes from Italy Our painting & teaching trip to Tuscany, Venice & Cinque Terre June was very inspiring. We had 3 days in Venice to study that wonderful ancient city with all it's 400 bridges and fascinating gondolas everywhere and as a extra special treat we got to see the John Singer Sargent paintings at the Museo Correr... 50 of them and they were indeed stunning. Then we had 7 nights in the Chianti region on the Contessa's farm in Tuscany where we taught a class of 12 wonderful students. I feel like I could stay on that property (Le Lodoline) forever. It's a working olive farm with authentic Tuscan farm houses rising from the earth, beautiful vistas even some poppies! Then we were off to Cinque Terre (5 villages by the Mediterranean Sea on the Italian Riviera) for a few days painting by the mountains and the ocean. Those villages were filled with the most awesome colorful dinghies that I think I have ever seen. And, I've seen a lot of dinghies. Impressive and oh so inspirational to be immersed in that landscape. Hope you enjoy! Ciao, Karen
Gondolas Framed Size 16x18 For Auction through the Iredell Museums - March 2008	Market Day, Italy 12x16 $1200 Oil	Tuscan Laundry 8x8 $700 Oil	Tuscan Laundry Day 30x24 $3400 Oil
Venetian Glory 12x9 SOLD Oil *Featured in New Book*	Sunday Drive in Tuscany 12x9 SOLD Oil	Moonlight at the Contessa's 12x9 Oil $900 Oil	Italian Village 8x6 $500 Oil *Featured in New Book*
Casa Fossi at Le Lodoline 16x20 $1950 Oil *Featured in New Book*	Sunrise, Venice 8x10 $800 Oil	Path to Dievole Winery Oil 12x12 $950 Featured in New Book	Queen Ann's Lace (Tuscany) 8x8 $700 Oil
The Olive Grove 12x9 $900 Oil	Untitled Oil on Gold Composite 6x10 SOLD Featured in New Book		Italian Countryside 12x16 Oil $1200
Cinque Terre 8x6 $500 Oil Standing here painting this little village in Cinque Terre was one of the biggest treats of my life. I had this wonderful view of these funny little boats and the brilliant sunlit umbrellas and was just a step away from ordering my next cappuccino at the bar. I was trying to capture the way the Italians make such good use of space when they have to pull the boats up because of rough waters. They just pile them into the little crooked streets overlooked by the wine bars and restaurants. It's a colorful and busy scene...
	Tuscan Afternoon 10x8 $800 Oil	Cinque Terra Umbrellas (Italian Riviera) Oil 30x24 $3400	Along the Italian Riviera 16x12 $1200 Oil
Italian Heartland 16x20 $1950 Oil		Tuscan Hills Oil 6x10 $750	Casa Cipresia 9x12 $900 Oil
Italian Dinghy 10x8 SOLD Oil Sold I was pretty excited when I saw these little boats in Cinque Terre in the village of Vernazza. What a sight for an artist to have these colorful boats lined up with these orange red mooring balls floating all around. The sun was perfect lending shadow and strong light on the boat. I didn't get to paint on site here, but this was one of the first photos I painted from on when I got home. That one harbor in Vernazza has provided what I think will be a life time of beautiful inspiration with these bright boats and sunbathers all about. See the larger painting above - "Bathers, Italian Riviera" 16x20 for a larger look at this harbor.
	Bathers, Italian Riviera 16x20 $1950 Oil
Into the Town of Spoleto 8x10 $800 Oil			Tuscany (The Contessa's at LeLodole) 30x40 Oil on Canvas $4500
Toward Sienna 4x16 $795 Oil This was the view from the Contessa's Farm. Every time I looked at it - it changed as the light shifted. The view from the farm looks over the hills to the distant villages, Sienna being one of them about 10 miles away. I just loved the patchwork of the fields and the cypress tress bordered by the blue mountains in the background! This is the view from mid-property at the Contessa's, looking Eastward. The houses shown are where we and the students stayed. They are authentic Tuscan farmhouses that have been in the Contessa's family for hundreds of years. Untitled 4x16 $770 Oil
Gondolas 12x48 $3400 Framed in black with a gold liner Oil
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Poppies (Tuscany) Oil 8x10 $800			Tuscan Morning 6x10 $750 Oil
	June 2008 Plein Air Painting Workshop In TUSCANY We loved this place the 1st time, and after our second year teaching there, we couldn't imagine not going back at least one more time! Info
	See New Plein Air Painting Demonstration from Italy

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