Long day! So, for lack of anything better to post, here’s the initial sketch that evolved into the dog painting posted previously.

As I’ve mentioned, digital painting is a great way to kill time on an overseas flight. I took this photo on Saturday outside of an enoteca in Florence. Using some of the concepts I learned over the last few weeks, I was able to paint this freehand in a couple hours. Thus proving that the most time-consuming part of oil painting is dealing the messy paint!

I’m ramping down, clearly. One of the only things I sketched today was Donatello’s sculpture “Abacuc,” in the Opera del Duomo museum.

Next post will be made in the U.S.A. Get’r done.

Meet Rachel. Or maybe it’s her older sister, or her distant cousin, but it was definitely American art student Rachel who sat patiently for 7 days while I slathered pigment across canvas with nearly the dexterity of that painting elephant. She approves!