Day 182 Isola Pescatori from Isola Bella, Lago Maggiore

Martha, Clay, Warren, and I took a little boat ride to the Isole, and I was able to paint Isola Pescatori from Isola Bella, Lago Maggiore (watercolor and pen, 5 x 7").

Days completed: 99
Days missed: 82
Days to go: 184

Day 180 Large Jars in Parma, Italy

The Ora Hotel in Parma was remodeled from an old barn in quite a modern style. In the back was an identical barn filled with all the stuff from both barns, which looked a lot like Davis, out in the middle of large, grassy, hot fields next to a vet school. I took pictures of some of the stuff inside and sketched these jars from my camera. I added the wash just before bed and came up with Jars in Parma, Italy (watercolor and ink, 7 x 5").

Days completed: 98
Days missed: 82
Days to go: 185

Day 179 San Guiliano from San Gallo Palace Hotel, Perugia

I managed to squeeze in San Guiliano from San Gallo Palace Hotel, Perugia (watercolor and ink, 7 x 5") from our room just as we were leaving Perugia.

Days completed: 97
Days missed: 82
Days to go: 186

Day 178 St. Peter's

I did two paintings today of St. Peter's from our hotel Casa San Giuseppe: St. Peter's Dome (watercolor and ink, 7 x 5") from my room window and St. Peter's Square (watercolor ink, 4 x 8") from the beautiful photo in the hotel lobby.

Days completed: 96
Days missed: 82
Days to go: 187

Collection of Rodolfo and Marissa Perasso, Alessandria, Italy

Day 177 Convent, Rome

Our hotel in Rome is owned by a convent which you can see out our room window. Right before a late afternoon thunderstorm, I painted Convent, Rome (watercolor and ink, 5 x 7").

Days completed: 95
Days missed: 82
Days to go: 188

Day 176 San Gimagnano

San Gimagnano (watercolor and ink, 5 x 7") is a tower town that we could see in the distance from our bus ride from Cinque Terre to Rome. The hillsides had golden wheat and vineyards.

Days completed: 94
Days missed: 82
Days to go: 189

Day 175 Volterra

While sitting on the step of our hotel, waiting to walk down to the diasatrous Italia v Slovakia futball game, I painted Volterra (watercolor and ink, 7 x 5") of the gate into the city where you can look out and see the city wall.

Days completed: 93
Days missed: 82
Days to go: 190

Day 174 Monterossso

Looking out the window of the hotel and eating breakfast, I painted the pink house near the end of the train station in Monterossa (watercolor and ink, 5 x 7").

Days completed: 92
Days missed: 82
Days to go: 191

(Sorry the image is blurry.)

Day 173 Corniglia

I painted Corniglia (watercolor and ink, 5 x 7") from the train station after we hiked some of the Cinque Terre trail. So beautiful!

Days completed: 91
Days missed: 82
Days to go: 192

Day 172 Tuscany Hillside and Cinque Terra

Tuscany Hillside

Cinque Terre-Bluish Green Ocean, Collection of Patty and Marc Tanenbaum

Cinque Terre-Purple Ocean, Collection of Patty and Marc Tanenbaum

I painted several times today: first on the bus ride through the Tuscany Hillside (watercolor and ink, 5 x 7"); second, Cinque Terra-Bluish Green Ocean (watercolor and ink, 4 x 8"); and third, Cinque Terra-Purple Ocean (watercolor and ink, 4 x 8").

Days completed:90
Days missed: 82
Days to go: 193

Buona Notte. Kisses.

MK

Day 171 Palazzo Vecchio from the Uffizi Cafe

We had the most wonderful tour of the Uffizi museum today where we saw many of the great Rennaisance paintings. Afterwards, Eleanor and I got a caffe from the cafe from which she sketched and I painted Palazzo Vecchio from the Uffizi Cafe (watercolor and ink, 7 x 5").

Days completed: 89
Days missed: 82
Days to go: 194

Collection of Patty and Marc Tanenbaum

Day 170 Rainy Via

I painted Rainy Via ( watercolor and ink, 7 x 5") after breakfast this morning in Florence.

Days completed: 88
Days missed: 82
Days to go: 195

Day 169 Ted's Field II

I brought along the picture Ted took and had plenty of time at the Paris Bercy Gar (train station) to paint Ted's Field II (watercolor and ink, 5 x 7").
Days completed: 87
Days missed: 82
Days to go: 196

Collection of Marie Grazia Luzzini

Day 168 Norman Cows

At the end of our all day tour of Nornandy and the beaches, I was able to steal ten minutes to paint Norman Cows (watercolor, 5 x 7").

Days completed: 168
Days missed: 82
Days to go: 197

Day 167 Giverny

I was able to sit down at the end of the path looking down a row of flowers at Monet's home. Unfortunately, I lost my paintbrushes and I ended up painting with a twig!

I had gone into the gift shop and looked at prints of his paintings. He painted what he saw and often tucked his house in the background. So with that in mind and a twig in hand, I painted Giverny (watercolor and ink, 7 x 5").

Days completed: 85
Days missed: 82
Days to go: 198

Day 166 Warren on Serpentine

I painted Warren on the Serpentine (watercolor and ink, 5 x 7") in Hyde Park, London.

Days completed: 84
Days missed: 82
Days to go: 199

Day 165 Prince Alfred, London, UK

I painted Prince Alfred Building (watercolor and ink, 7 x 5") after we got breakfast and were walking around Bayswater. After walking to Hyde Park, we bought tickets to the Big Red Bus to ride around and see all the sights in London. I felt a little like Gilligan because our 2 hour tour took over 4 hours. A lousy dinner and then all asleep by 8:30 p.m.

Days completed: 83
Days missed: 82
Days to go: 200

Day 164 Napa Dogwood

A successful flight from SFO to London Heathrow included Napa Dogwood (5 x 7", watercolor and ink). The flight included many small children and very little sleep. We took the Express train to downtown London and walked to our hotel to drop off our bags.

Days completed: 82
Days missed: 82
Days to go: 201

Image to be posted later.

Day 164 ???

I am off to London today with Clay, Martha, Warren, Eleanor, and Claire. We will be gone three weeks, and I have neatly packed everything that I need to paint a small watercolor everyday. I am planning on painting on the flight today (Day 164.) It doesn't look like I will be able to upload photos of the paintings while I am traveling, but I hope to write the copy of where I am and what I painted. When I get home, I will upload the images of the paintings.

Day 153 Marlis's Eastern Sierra Hillside

I painted Marlis's Eastern Sierra Hillside (watercolor and ink, 5 x 7") in my last oil class for the summer. Marlis had some beautiful photos of poppies and lupin on an eastern Sierra hillside from a few years ago.

Days completed: 81

Days missed: 72

Days to go: 212

Day 140 Ted's Field

I painted Ted's Field (watercolor, 5 x 7") last May after he sent me this photo of all the flowers in his favorite oak field. On the first of May, I got sciatica and spend much of the month down and then doing end of the school stuff when I got back up.

Days completed: 80

Days missed: 60

Days to go: 225