A Place in the Sun

A Place in the Sun
8 x 10
Oil Painting
by Pat Fiorello

This was a little farmhouse in the village of Vagliagli in Italy's Chianti Region which I've walked by many times during my stays in Tuscany. On this particular day, I noticed the different shapes and angles of the buildings and the way the sun light illuminated the urn and flowers in the front garden.

Sunbathing

Sunbathing
6 x 8
Oil Painting
by Pat Fiorello

Here's the lastest in my "Enchanting Italy" series.  Light struck roses in front of a farmhouse in Tuscany. I had to restrain the pull to define the stonework on the building, so it would just be a suggestion of texture, receding to the back and not compete with the flowers.

Lake Como View

Lake Como View
12 x 16
Oil Painting
by Pat Fiorello

Here's another painting  of  one of my favorite views of Lake Como in Italy from the shore of  a small town of Varenna.
This is part of my current painting series "Enchanting Italy" that I'm working on for an upcoming show at the Frameworks Gallery in Marietta GA. The show opens 3/29.

Kathy Anderson workshop -Pansies Galore!

Pansy Dance
12 x 16
Oil Painting
by Pat Fiorello



Last week I spent a few days at the Scottsdale Artists School taking a workshop with Kathy Anderson. Like me, Kathy loves painting flowers and we spent 3 days surrounded by pansies from the local nursery.  Above and below are a couple of my paintings from the workshop.

Here I am on right with Kathy Anderson on left at the workshop. Kathy's demo painting is in the background and below is a closer peek at her amazing work.

Here is some of our inspiration- pansies galore- and a few geraniums too!

Over the Poppies

Over the Poppies
8 x 16
Oil Painting
by Pat Fiorello




Working on a series called " Enchanting Italy" for an upcoming show. This painting is based on several photo's from a workshop I taught in Italy. Tried the panoramic format for a change.                

Hydrangeas- Close-Up

Hydrangeas- Close-Up
8 x 10
Oil Painting
by Pat Fiorello


Tried something a little different here. Had a large bouquet of flowers  of hydrangeas and roses and did a close up of a portion of it for a little more abstract viewpoint.