Florence from the Oltrarno

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Maureen’s sketch of the day, from a private watercolor lesson she took this morning with J.Isabelle Cornière, an art instructor living and working here in Florence. It was painted en plein air (that’s fancy-artist-talk for “outdoors”) in the Bardini Gardens across the Arno River from the major sights.

A cool spot to make art.

A cool spot to make art.

The “plein air” here has been blazingly hot ever since we arrived, and today was no exception with the temperature approaching 100° F (or the decidedly less oppressive-sounding 37° C if you’re feeling European). But Isabelle and Maureen found a shady spot from which to spend three hours painting, while Mike sought sanctuary from the heat in the leafy groves and rocky grottoes of the Bardini and nearby Boboli gardens.

Now we’re back in the air-conditioned hotel room, waiting for the setting sun (or our growing hunger) to motivate a return back into the furnace of the Florentine evening.

3 Comments

  1. Gorgeous! Great work, Maureen. Thanks for sharing it. It’s pretty hot in California too — Napa wasn’t far from 100 yesterday. We prescribe gelato for cooling off!

  3. I call dips!! 🙂 just kidding. I love it, I love all your sketches and I can’t wait to see them in person. Is it time for you guys to come back now? I feel like it’s time. MISS YOU.

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