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Artists Residencies in Italy

Italy is a very…

The scene of the San Niccolo tower and the reflected morning light in the Arno is a popular one among artists and students of art, living in Florence. It pops out of the opposite riverbanks trees and is complimented by the remains of a mill at the weir opposite. The calmness in the water created by the weir creates beautiful reflections in the early morning and is best from 9am onwards. A civilized hour for a working artist to begin a painting.

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There are so many ways to paint a landscape or cityscape. I made a step by step demo on my blog for anyone who's interested in one particular method. There are a few other approaches that I use but I like this because it's more open to interpretation and less concerned with accuracy. This is painted in Belgrade, Serbia. Oils on canvas. The painting is being exhibited with 8…