2014 calendar of paintings of old doors, mostly from Montisi, Pienza, Montepulciano, Italy done in ink and watercolor. Calendar sells for $8 ea. or $10 if I have to mail it. Please contact me if you wish to purchase any.

Partial view of a square 9"x9" ink/watercolor painting for Jeanne Francis, friend and publisher of Steppin' Out Magazine that is all about Northern California wine country living.

Italy 2013 - "An Artist Lives Nearby" in Montisi, IT. Found this wonderful patio in a quiet corner of Montisi and couldn't resist painting the laundry. It is ink/watercolor, 7" x 10" and sells for $100

Montisi, Italy, this stone entry is a few feet away from the entrance to Villa Maddalena, where we stayed during the workshop with watercolor teacher professoressa Barbara Roth. It is in ink and watercolor and is 7" x 10" and sells for $100.

Italy 2013 - La Grancia in Montisi, a wonderful agri-turismo place to stay just down the road from Villa Maddalena. They have rooms you can rent and it has a pool and wonderful vistas of the Tuscan countryside.

Italy 2013 - Montisi - another wonderful old door caught my eye and I had to paint it. This one is light cobalt and it is falling apart as you can see from my painting. The size is 7 x 14 and it too is for sale for $100.

Italy 2013 - Montepulciano - This Salumeria Toscana is like a delicatessen and the pig inside the front door with a sign "Il Custode" or gatekeeper who guards the entrance. It was built just inside the archway leading to the town.