Venice Canal 5" x 7" watercolor

Weekend in Blue Ridge, GA

Chris, a friend from my painting class, invited a few of us to Blue Ridge over the weekend. We stayed in her beautiful log cabin and painted the Toccoa River, Blue Ridge Mountains and the Chattahoochee National Forest. My car was almost mowed down while we were painting along the Toccoa River.

Picture worth a 1000 words!

Sometimes I babysit for a friend's little baby. She is 7 months old. When she fell asleep on my stomach tonight, I just had to grab my camera. Sometimes a picture is worth a 1000 words! Enjoy!

Sidewalk in Varenna, 5" x 7" watercolor

This is a typical street in Varenna, Italy. The city is built on a hillside along the edge of Lake Como. All of the streets wind steeply up hill toward the main cathedral which was built in 1313. There are 800 citizens who live in this beautiful little town year long.

Umbrian Countryside 5" x 7" watercolor

Colors of Varenna

A little watercolor of Varenna, Italy. This is 5" x 7".

Varenna, Italy

One of the little towns we visited on Lake Como.

Back from Italy

Had a wonderful time in Italy visiting Milan, Lake Como, Venice, Florence, Capri and Rome. I took a couple of thousand pictures! I think walking six hours a day may have evened out all of the pasta we ate. I am posting one photo I took of the scene I painted in Tuscany. We stayed in a farmhouse which produced their own wine and olive oil. I'll write more soon. Going to catch up on my jet lag!

Going to Italy - Be back in two weeks!

Can't wait to visit Lake Como on Sunday. I'll take plenty of photos.

Beautiful countryside of Grundy County, TN

I took this photograph this morning in the valley below Monteagle in Grundy County, TN. The hay was freshly cut and being raked and baled. This photo is just waiting to be painted!