These three are the first from this summer's stay in Tuscany and Rome. What a glorious setting for a painter. Unfortunately, the weather was brutally hot, so I shot photographs as quickly as I could and then rushed to find a cooler spot...or another gelato. The first is titled Ruins Repose and is of one of the residents in Rome's cat sanctuary. What a unique and interesting idea to give over some of the ruins to the feral cats!
The second, Amore, is of a wedding we came across in one of the Roman squares. The wedding photographer was posing the newlyweds in a number of glamorous poses, and I thought I must paint one of these. A romantic memory.
The last is called Tuscan Washday. I believe I shot the photo I based it on in Montepulciano
. Although, it could have been in any of the Tuscan towns I visited. It was common architecture in many.
