Travel 2 Art
Love Art. Will Travel.
Thursday, October 3, 2024
Monday, September 30, 2024
In solidarity in Venice
In solidarity with workers at Kodak, the folks at Harry's Bar ask that people NOT take photos using a cell phone. So, along with the ghosts of ex-pats, artists, literati and gliterati of Venice, Chuck drank and drew.
Cicchetti = Venitian Tapas
Golden wine from Venissa goes excellently with creamed cod, tomatoes + roasted peaches + basil, ceviche, chickpea pancakes with mango + melon, humus with black olive + micro herbs, tuna tartare and marinated eggplant. All this at the tratoria ( sister to the restaurant) on the tiny island of Mazzorbo!
Saturday, September 28, 2024
Reluctantly leaving Tuscany
After an art show, glorious recital in the library of Villa Guisterna, apertivi and dinner, we packed and got ready to depart. While we will be scattering to Florence, Portofino, Venice, Monaco, France, the energy will remain with our charming hosts Auro and Alessandra.
Friday, September 27, 2024
Thursday, September 26, 2024
Re: All made by hand
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On Thu, Sep 26, 2024 at 11:09 PM Tina Hittenberger <freckle469@icloud.com> wrote:
It's not just "Many hands make light work" it's "Many laughs maka lotsa pasta" - with Giuseppina's help we made pici, tomato sauce, bruschetta, tuscan chicken and chocolate salami.
Followed by a glorious sunset spritz.
Veni. Vedi. Eati.
Tuesday, September 24, 2024
Twilight on the Terrace
Before the rain, thunder and lightening storm, there was a flurry of sketching, painting, instructing followed by wine, antipasto and stories all sliding into supper and satisfaction.
Monday, September 23, 2024
Look closely
At the feet of the master, high atop a town in Siena. We were told that this is the goddess of gratitude.
Emilio Frati
After touring the Cathedral in Siena, we met a darling 84 year old marble master who converted is garage into a museum of his work. He's won four "medalgia" - one from the Vatican Museum. What a living treasure!
Saturday, September 21, 2024
Art supplies being hand-delivered to Tuscany
The regional train from Genoa to Pisa, then inland to Florence. Next stop: meet the painters at the Villa in Montebenichi.
Friday, September 20, 2024
Not a villa - a palazzo
Our friends' "finestra sul porto" (window on the port) overlooks the harbor of Genoa. Pope Innocent VIII was born here. They are living their dream here.
It’s not even Monday
If you live in a palazzo you can't dry your close outside on a clothesline. This is for the lesser Genovese and Napoli.
Not a villa - a palazzo
Our friends' "finestra sul porto" (window on the port) palazzo overlooking the port of Genoa. Pope Innocent VIII was born here. They are living the dream.
Re: Genoa street people
From the song, via del Campo
By Fabrizio de Andre
Dai diamanti non nasce niente
Dal letame nascono i fior
Dal letame nascono i fior
Nothing grows from diamonds
But flowers 🌸 grow from manure!
Thursday, September 19, 2024
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Right out the gate
Not even ten steps into Europe, we encounter the gateway drug to ART. Airports have a plethora of duty free stores, but art supplies outnumber T-shirts and postcards.
Sketching replaces cell phone addiction.
Sketching replaces cell phone addiction.
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Steps and stairs
Stracciatella (chocolate chip gelato) is easily burned off one step at a time.
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After classes, a thunderstorm began to threaten a leisurely pre-dinner piazza gathering so Chuck and I headed off (code word for "willi...
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His dorm? Or maybe it's a hotel. This is way before the era of The Container Store.