Not that anyone needs an excuse to go to Italy but I did feel that it was my newly discovered fascination with the Sienese painter Sassetta that lured me back this time. I first discovered his work in the National Gallery in London and was instantly smitten by...
It’s raining ropes as they say here. Lashing I would call it. Which is no big deal to this Irishman but the poor Italians are in a fit of depression. Their rainiest summer in nearly 100 years. Tuscany in this...
Pietrasanta is rapidly turning into my favourite place to hang out. Lots of excellent spots to watch the world go by, guerrilla art and lots of galleries and public exhibitions. It's a feast. I particularly like this brushed...
At this stage all the lazy washes are finished and I have to actually enter the piece by applying paint with a more definite hand. Gambling really. Usually I...
