Brilliant Bloom Scenes from Africa On a leisurely drive from

On a leisurely drive from Radda en Chianti to the town of Siena we pulled over and had a picnic at this spot

The soil was different

One of my favorite bridges in the entire park

One of the most iconic images of Tuscany or Provence is the fields of sunflowers that seem to extend forever with the backdrop of rolling hills and cypress trees

High atop one of the walkways of Vernazza

Brilliant Bloom Scenes from Africa On a leisurely drive fromWatercolor on canvas 30 x 30 Oriental poppies are one of my favorite flowers to paint. I grew up with them in the midwest and continue to enjoy them as a perennial treat in my California garden.