Niki often has such good advice. (Niki is my daughter Alexis Nicole, many years ago I started calling her Niki, and it stuck, though I am the only one.) She pushed back when I explained to her my stress about the large number of paintings and sketchbooks that I was accumulating. I do not want…
Tag: Italy
Remembering more trips – sketching yours
Sketching helps me remember past trips. Photos are great but a sketch has a different feel. If you are not an artist I can do an original travelsketch for you from your photo, ready for you to frame. Email me if it sounds interesting, thetravelsketcher@gmail.com A garden in Tokyo A morning walk in Kyoto
A bit more of Florence, Italy
Boboli Gardens are located on a hill behind the Pitti Palace in Florence, Italy. The Palace was the home of the Medici family, famous for funding most of the great art and buildings in 16th century Florence. The gardens are one of the first of the formal Italian style, though now common in Europe at…
Tuscany, San Gimignano
From the top of the city tower looking down into the courtyard, a challenger perspective exercise.