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COLORADO MOUNTAIN VIEW
COLORADO MOUNTAIN VIEW As a Colorado native, I thought it only fitting to include a view of the Rocky Mountains in my “Views To Go” series of tromp l’oeil window scenes. For those of you who have never visited Colorado, … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Food and Beverage, original art, Still Life, Travel, Trompe L'oeil, Uncategorized, Views To Go
Tagged acrylic painting, allegretto, allegretto art, art, colorado mountains, contemporary art, eggplant, food and beverage, funky art, illusion painting, landscape, mountain view, mountains, mushrooms, original art, pam franz, pamela allegretto, plein air painting, purple mountains, rocky mountain gourmet, rocky mountains, still life, tomamtoes, tourism, travel, trees, trompe l'oeil, vegetable painting, window scene
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Lake Como / Lago di Como / Painting In Italy
PAINTING IN ITALY / LAGO DI COMO Lake Como (Larius, as it was known to the Romans) has been called “the looking glass of Venus,” and Virgil pronounced it “our greatest lake.” Not to be out quoted, Stendhal characterized … Continue reading
Posted in Art, flowers, Food and Beverage, Italian Architecture, Italy, original art, painting tips, Still Life, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged acrylic painting, allegretto, allegretto art, alps, art, beach, contemporary art, flowers, food and beverage, funky art, italia, italian architecture, italian scene, italian travel, Italy, lago di como, lake, lake view, landscape, mountains, original art, painting in italy, painting tips, pam franz, pamela allegretto, plein air painting, sail boats, tourism, travel, trees, trompe l'oeil, Tuscany, water, wine, wine glass
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TUSCAN GOLD – 2
TUSCAN GOLD – 2 This painting is not mean to capture reality, I leave that to photographers. This painting is about the color and mood of the day: golden. What is a golden mood? To me it’s the tranquility and … Continue reading
Posted in Art, flowers, Italian Architecture, Italy, original art, Travel, Tuscany, Uncategorized
Tagged acrylic painting, allegretto, allegretto art, art, contemporary art, fiori, flowers, italia, italian architecture, italian landscape, italian scene, italian travel, Italy, landscape, nature, original art, paesaggistica, painting in italy, pam franz, pamela allegretto, plein air painting, poppies, toscana, tourism, travel, tuscan farmhouse, tuscan landscape, tuscan sunset, tuscan village, Tuscany
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PAINTING IN ITALY – TUSCANY – TROMP L’OEIL WINDOW VIEW
TUSCAN VIEW is another painting in my tromp l’oeil “Views To Go” collection. The paintings in this collection are all acrylic on wrapped canvas, with the border and sides painted in wood tones to add to the illusion. The original painting … Continue reading
Posted in Art, flowers, Food and Beverage, Italian Architecture, Italy, original art, Still Life, Travel, Trompe L'oeil, Tuscany, Uncategorized, Views To Go
Tagged acrylic painting, allegretto, allegretto art, art, contemporary art, daisies, floral, flowers, food and beverage, funky art, italia, italian architecture, italian scene, italian travel, Italy, landscape, nature, original art, original painting, paesaggistica, painting in italy, painting of tuscan landscape, plein air painting, still life, sunflowers, tourism, travel, trompe l'oeil, tuscan farmhouse, tuscan landscape, Tuscany, window view, windows, wine, wine glass, yellow daisies
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PAINTING IN TUSCANY – SIENA
PAINTING IN TUSCANY – SIENA The walled city of Siena lies on three sienna-colored hills in the center of Tuscany. Planted solidly back in the Middle Ages, this show place of Italian Gothic preserves its original character perhaps more … Continue reading
Posted in Art, flowers, Italian Architecture, Italy, original art, Travel, Tuscany, Uncategorized
Tagged acrylic painting, allegretto, allegretto art, architecture, art, city painting, contemporary art, flowers, italia, italian architecture, italian scene, italian travel, Italy, landscape, original art, painting in italy, painting in siena, painting in tuscant, painting of italian buildings, painting of stairs, pam franz, pamela allegretto, pamela allegretto franz, plein air painting, siena, siena painting, tourism, travel, turismo, tuscan landscape, tuscan village, Tuscany, watercolor
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Sicilian View – Trompe L’Oeil Painting
SICILIAN VIEW – Trompe L’Oeil Painting – “Views to Go” I started my “Views To Go” collection while living in Hawaii. My art studio was a portion of a converted garage with one small window. I played with the idea … Continue reading
Posted in Art, flowers, Food and Beverage, Italian Architecture, Italy, original art, Still Life, Travel, Trompe L'oeil, Views To Go
Tagged acrylic painting, allegretto, allegretto art, art, Chianti, chianti bottle, contemporary art, cypress trees, flowers, food and beverage, funky art, italia, italian architecture, Italian farm house, italian scene, italian travel, Italy, landscape, mediterranean art, mediterranean painting, original art, paesaggistica, painting in italy, pamela allegretto, plein air painting, sicilia, Sicilian food, sicilian landscape, sicilian tourism, sicilian travel, Sicily, still life, tourism, travel, trees, trompe l'oeil, Vino, vino rosso, window view, windows, wine bottle, wine glass
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PLEIN AIR PAINTING WITH ACRYLICS – POLOLU VALLEY LOOKOUT
Plein Air Painting With Acrylics For plein air artists who are new to acrylics I’d like to offer a few suggestions gleaned from many frustrating outings. Someone recently asked if I recommend painting en plein air with acrylics. My … Continue reading
Posted in Art, flowers, Hawaii, original art, painting tips, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged acrylic painting, acrylic painting tips, allegretto, allegretto art, art, beach, beach scene, big island of hawaii, brerra paints, cliffs, contemporary art, flo aide, flowers, hawaii, hawaiian art, hawaiian landscape, hawaiian pua, hawaiian scene, hawaiian seascape, hawaiian travel, landscape, liquitex, maimare paints, north shore, ocean, original art, painting tips, plein air painting, rocks, tourism, travel, trees, tropical, tropical art, tropical flower, tropics, water
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Fall In New England
Painting Fall Colors In New England Even though I am not too keen on painting en plein air, this scene was impossible to resist. Of course, as I often do, I had to add my own spin, in this case, … Continue reading
Posted in Art, flowers, new england art, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged acrylic painting, allegretto, allegretto art, art, connecticut, connecticut landscape, connecticut tourism, connecticut travel, contemporary art, fall colors, flowers, impressionism, impressionistic landscape, landscape, new england, new england art, new england fall landscape painting, new england landscape, original art, red, river, stream, tourism, travel, trees, water
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St. Clement’s Castle
PAINTING IN NEW ENGLAND – ST. CLEMENT’S CASTLE The name “Saint Clement” was chosen for the date of the manor home’s completion, November 23, the Feast of St. Clement. An early bishop of Rome, Clement became the patron … Continue reading
Posted in Art, flowers, new england art, original art, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged acrylic painting, allegretto, allegretto art, architecture, art, brick work, connecticut, contemporary art, courtyard painting, flowers, gazzebo, giclee prints, green, iron work, new england, New England architecture, new england art, original art, original painting, portland, st. clement, st. clement's castle, stone work, tourism, travel, well, wishing well, wroght iron chair, wrought iron furniture
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Veduta di Vesuvio – Bay of Naples
PAINTING IN ITALY / BAY OF NAPLES / MOUNT VESUVIUS The Neapolitan “soul” is guaranteed to squeeze your heart into submission. “Goethe wrote: “Naples is Paradise. Everyone lives in a state of intoxicated self-forgetfulness, myself included.” No painting excursion … Continue reading
Posted in Art, flowers, Italian Architecture, Italy, original art, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged acrylic painting, allegretto, allegretto art, art, bay of naples, beach, campania region, contemporary art, flowers, italia, italian architecture, italian city, italian scene, italian travel, Italy, mediterranean painting, mediterranean sea, mont vesuvio, mount vesuvius, naples, napoli, ocean, original art, painting in italy, painting in naples, tourism, travel, volcano, water
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