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Postscript to the Festival of Saint Anthony
Although I finished telling the visual story of the Feast of Saint Anthony in Pietrapertosa Italy, I made one more sketch of that charming town perched on a rocky Italian hillside. This final sketch is of the village from a … Continue reading
Posted in Landscape, Telling a Story
Tagged Gouache, Italy, Pietrapertosa, Travel sketch, Village
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Festival of Saint Anthony, part 3
This story of the Festival of Saint Antonio in Pietrapertosa, Italy, ends with a young man climbing the newly erected tree up to where the two trees had been joined together, wrapping his legs around the trunk, hanging upside down, … Continue reading
Posted in Telling a Story
Tagged Festival of Saint Anthony, Gouache, Italy, Pietrapertosa
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Sketching above Amalfi
We took a ferry to Amalfi from Salerno and climbed up one of its famous pathways until we were above the city. There were two shaded niches along the wall, one above the other, that were perfect perches for a … Continue reading
Posted in Body Language, Plein Air, Telling a Story
Tagged Amalfi, Black Watercolor Paper, Body Language, Gouache, Italy, Plein Air, Sketchbook
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Saint Matthew’s Cathedral
We spent the morning at Saint Matthew’s Cathedral in Salerno Italy, which was full of sights to see, people to draw, photos to take, and other tourists to chat with.
Posted in Plein Air, Telling a Story
Tagged Black Watercolor Paper, Cathedral, Gouache, Italy, Salerno, Sketchbook
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