Catching up and catching my breath. After 3 weeks in Germany and Italy, I know a couple of things for sure...1. The Italians are basically nuts. The driving that I saw while we were at Lake Garda and Lake Como was unbelievable! They have a death wish and want to be squashed on the side of some narrow, tricky road. Passing on curves in blind spots and going WAY over the speed limit is not such a good idea. Other than that, I love the Italians. 2. Europe continues to just become more and more like America in many ways and this is not a good thing. The bill boards that the Italians have allowed to litter the countryside is just so sad. The food is becoming more and more like our junk food and in Milan, McDonalds was packed as well as Starbucks with kids gorfing down any number of American treats. Other than those complaints, I had a blast, took >1000 pictures, ate way too much, and just took it all in. I am itching to paint like crazy and went to Jerry's Artarama and bought tons of canvas at their recent sale to satiate my need to squirt some paint out and get going. The pastel above is an old one from when we lived in Heidelberg, but I thought that I would post it for old times sake as an intro to my next paintings which will be all things Euro. Ciao!
