Hi Guys! I just started her yesterday. I want to make her look just like she stepped out of Renaissance Italy.. She is so pretty.

This little girl is a lot of work!

I LOVE painting dragons!!!

Due to recent events, Pete and I were on the fence about opening our art gallery here in Tuscany however we have decided to go ahead with it. I do have to get my residency first and my partita IVA which is the Italian tax number however since we have the space and are paying rent I will be using it as a studio and a place where I can show my art. Ultimately we will get al later legal rudiments and and I will be able to start selling but for now, it is a place where I can have an open studio for people interested in art to come by, have a coffee and talk art.

My friend posted an amazing photo on Facebook of himself in Old West costume. I thought the photo was fantastic with great lighting so I asked him if I could paint it and he agreed. There is still a lot to do but I love how it is coming out. The background is toned canvas toned with raw umber acrylic ink. The subject is being done in oil. I cannot wait to see how it will turn out. I think he will be pleased. As always when I ask permission to paint someone's painting, I will send him a print when it is finished.