Friday, February 24, 2017

Fortezza da Basso



In the centre of the city of Florence broods a huge and uninviting fortress. It was built as part of the city walls, but like many urban fortifications it was designed as much to oppress the citizens as oppose the foes. Duke Cosimo didn't trust his people - they had exiled his family more than once in the past - and wanted to make sure his army was always on hand.

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bittersweet bonanza

Tuesday, February 14, 2017

Baptistery of Florence

A quick watercolour executed on my way home through the crepuscular streets of Florence.


Tuesday, February 7, 2017

The Field House in Compton, Surrey



A drawing in Copic soft tip pens of the farmland south of Compton, Surrey (near Guildford) in the UK. Nestled in the woods, a late Victorian pile known as the field house. It's a reclusive dwelling - from the village side there is only a gatehouse visible, and this view is little better.

Saturday, February 4, 2017





The view out the window of the artist's studio on via Nazionale in Florence, Italy, once maintained by the Ontario College of Art and Design.