As I sit here typing, there are about 100 people just outside my window (I honestly think the entire town is out there just talking and eating). They have long tables lined up along the street and they’re all just joking and laughing and talking really loud. I just love hearing all the exaggerated mutterings of Italians having a good time :)
I finally finished my Bacco painting. He's painted from this creepy little statue that is sitting in the park down the street. The instant I saw him I knew I had to paint him because it felt like he was looking me directly in the eye and laughing at me. He’s creepy as all get out. He is my dedication to Bacchus – a portrait of the sculpture/deity who aided me in learning Italian years ago :D Thanks, Bacchus, for many a good time.
Bacco, oil on canvas, 11” x 14”, 9/15/11Also, here is my newest piece. When I was at the Biennale in Venezia, I noticed a lot of contemporary painters are looking back at the classical images that have inspired them for years. I’ve never actually attempted a classical piece, so I decided now is as good a time as ever! This is going to be a very dramatic piece and I hope to pull it off.
Cielo (Sky) sketch 
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