Saturday in Florence was just a busy as any weekday, but everyone seemed noticeably more relaxed and celebratory. It was another beautiful day, but quite hot. By the time we set up, it was 93, and probably hotter on the street, the only vantage point that worked for the painting. It turned out to be a rather busy intersection.
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- Sharon was so focused on her painting, she did
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- The fruit market in the Mercato Centrale
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- The building was built in the 1890s in the style of the Eifel Tower and looks just like a train station in London
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- Florence streets are close, but bikes, cars, scooters and pedestrians all seem to dance in step
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- Prepping a canvas, and yes the strawberries were that bright and oh so delicious.
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- Our hotel il Guelfo Bianco
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- Double parked
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- Here’s the spot for the painting
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- Setting up on a busy street corner.
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- The sketch
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- A view of the scene.
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- The dome of the Duomo above the apartments, homes, and restaurants
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- Lots of curious onlookers
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- A couple of the boys got into a ruckus and created a brief disturbance
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- Some talking for 10 minutes or so . . .
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- OK you are fee to go, just take it easy
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- One block ahead is the leather market
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- 6pm – The River Arno
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- The Ponte Alle Grazie – rebuilt after WWII
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- ‘Justice’ at the head of the bridge
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- Watering the plants at sunset
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- The Santa Spirito
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- A lone skuller
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