Bright

In the mood for some color and sun today, so I pulled out this window box photo. It's one of my early ones here, from Pavia, and also one of my favorites. I love the unique flowers, that were matched perfectly to the building color. This was in a back street, not a normal thoroughfare, yet there was this attention to beauty and detail. I keep saying this, but this is something that I love about Italy.

Yesterday, I went to see an exhibition of paintings and drawings by American artist Edward Hopper at the Palazzo Reale in Milano. It was fabulous, he was an amazing painter of light and of unique American scenes. They compare his work to a "photographic view" so maybe that's why I resonated with it so much. My favorite painting in the exhibition was Cape Cod Sunset, but this image doesn't do it justice. The sky was the perfect rendering of the rainbow dusk sky that I've always loved. One thing I've learned about works of art, is that seeing them in a book or online is not the same as seeing them in person. The color, the texture, the feel is completely different.

It's interesting that I discover this wonderful American artist in Italy, but I guess that's just part of my rediscovery of art here. If you have a chance, take a look at some of his work. Or, maybe go see some art in person somewhere, to have your own artistic discovery. Happy Sunday!