[ENG] Slow down, listen and listen to myself. My stay at the Villa Savorelli was guided by these intentions as well as my artistic activity. I took the time to paint once again these young laurel shoots,

[ENG] Still trying to paint my subjects in close-up, I walked through the beautiful alleys of the villa Savorelli. At the beginning of my favorite alley, young laurel shoots looked like "a miniature

[ENG] While walking through the alleys of the Villa Savorelli, my eyes fell on this young oak shoot. This will be the subject of my day! I am used to paint landscapes from a very open angle. I wanted to

[ENG] Hello everyone ! I present you this branch of oak at the foot of the villa Savorelli, in Sutri. ​ I decided that it would be the subject of my watercolors for the day. First difficulty, the wind

[ENG] On this morning of 13 December 2022, I met my friend Roberto in order to paint together around the amphitheater. We decided to paint this old building who is just behind the amphitheater. We were

[ENG] One day more in the sacred wood of the Villa Savorelli. Despite the winter, the sacred wood is an ideal place to bivouac. The century-old oaks absorb moisture from the soil. It is mainly made of

[ENG] Another day spent in the Villa Savorelli. To enjoy the warmth of the midday sun, I sat down in front of the charming fountain, in the middle of the Italian garden in the villa. While my solar panel

[ENG] January 31, 3022 in Sutri, Lazio, Italy In the villa Savorelli in Sutri, I was inspired by many trees. I have already presented one of them in the previous post, , a dead tree strewn on the ground.

[ENG] Hello everyone. I had a stong feeling about this tree at the Villa Savorelli. It is a gigantic hundred-year-old oak tree, lying on the ground along the path. It is part of the sacred wood of the

[ENG] The night under this huge tree was very pleasant. Small acorns were regularly detached from the tree in the middle of the night. I could hear them falling, rubbing against the foliage and hitting

ENG My sleeping material for the night For this trip, I prepared myself to sleep comfortably in the middle of the Italian winter: -An inflatable mattress with an R-value of 4.0 large enough to isolate

[ENG] Hello my friends! Today I share with you a chronicle of January 18, 2022, during my visit to the equestrian center "Cavalcare nel tempo" (literally: Riding the time) I was welcomed by Patrizia,

[ENG] Hello everyone, Today I share with you some pictures and a watercolor, of my journey during the walk between Acquapendente and Bolsena. This morning of January 17, 2022, I woke up in the middle of

[ENG] After walking all day long, I arrived at the end of the afternoon in Radicofani in Tuscany. The beautiful late day lights were out and I started painting again before nightfall. I wanted to highlight

[ENG] Back in Genoa, for a few days in December 2021, I took the opportunity to paint a view of via Babi at sunset. The blues and pinks of the sky were out and the city was adorned with these Christmas

[ENG] The first time I went to Italy, it was in 2009, after reading Ernst Gombrich's art history book. I was fascinated by the ornamentation of the cathedral in Florence. 13 years later, I am still in

[ENG] In the heights of the sanctuary of "nostra signora di Montenero", Riomaggiore, Italia. Hello everybody! I'm sure that you have already felt the impression of living an almost perfect morning.

[ENG] November 26, 2021 was a perfect day to watch the effects of the wind and sun on the sea and clouds in the distance. Punta Mesco is an ideal vantage point, for those who have taken the time and will

[ENG] After a long walk in the rain, on a part of the coast where finding a quiet corner was a challenge, the natural reserve of Cinque Terre was the grail that rewarded all my efforts of the previous

[ENG] Walking out of a big city like Genoa and feeling the calmness coming back little by little has something magical. 16km from Genoa, on the seaside, I met Fulvio who was playing the hand drum during