Adventure in Italy: Tuscany, Day 3
The magic of wine country seems to wield its magic wand each and every time I visit. Chianti is a truly magical place, and the [...]
Adventure in Italy: Florence, Day 2
From Rome, which spans so many periods and art movements, to Florence, where the Renaissance reigns supreme, we're traveling through history in the present moment. [...]
Adventure in Italy: Rome, Day 1
What a day. Tired and jet lagged and not caring one bit. Started the day with coffee in one of my favorite piazzas in the [...]
Adventure in Italy: “It changed my life”
These two photos were taken nearly 20 years ago on my very first trip to Italy. It was my first trip out of the country, [...]
Painting of the Week: “A Hill in Umbria”
"Just outside of Orvieto, Italy, in the middle of the Umbrian countryside, you can see many views like this. The rolling hills covered in vines, [...]
Painting of the Week: “A Conversation in San Marco”
"An evening stroll in Venice's Piazza San Marco is a feast for the senses. The parade of humanity could occupy even the hardest to please [...]
Painting of the Week: “Café Deux Magots”
"It's Paris in the early half of the 20th Century. Picasso, Hemingway, James Joyce, Andre Breton and Fernand Léger, as well as so many others, [...]
Painting of the Week: “The Road, the Lake and a Vineyard”
"Traveling with my grandparents in their classic Buick from Grand Rapids to Manistee to go camping every summer is my earliest memory of road trips. [...]
Painting of the Week: A Journey through Ethiopia
"Have you ever been to South Omo, Ethiopia? If you have, you'd remember. As the Lonely Planet guide book says: 'Testing, awe-inspiring & heartbreaking – [...]
Painting of the Week: “The Vines in a Purple Haze”
"I’ve spent much of my adult life adventuring off to every corner of the earth I can reach. Each trip is its own adventure — [...]