Streets outside of Rome

Streets Outside of Rome

24 x 24

Mixed Media on Canvas

Inspired by some photos I took on a trip to Italy

This street cafe was located in a small town just outside Rome.

The quaint picturesque streets were something I wanted to remember

I created this piece for our kitchen nook....

letting go of the typical traditional style italian earth tone colors

I was more interested to create something for the space that had some bold pop

Creating a loose and colorful paint strokes

not worried about realistic details I applied paint in a variety of brush sizes and

used a palette knife to be sure I couldn't control every detail.

However, I still can look down the street and can feel the same as when I was there.

We sat out on the small tables on the cobblestone street for dinner.

We looked up at the laundry hanging on the line,

the small villa at the end of the street is the

actual space where we spent the last night.

I can look at the piece and it can take me right back to

laughing with family,

eating homemade bread

while sipping a glass of the local vino.

What's better?

The sides of the gallery wrapped canvas although not shown above

is wrapped with a variety of photos I had taken on the trip

The cobblestone street is applied with the texture of torn paper with

printed lyrics of my favorite Dean Martin Song... an Evening in Roma!!

What fun!

Although not the typical realistic version, I created a fun memorable piece,

and when I look at it in my kitchen it reminds me of the great time we had on our trip!