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The master at work. Painting crazy gorgeous flowers with Carmelo Brandino in Tuscany. .
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@art_escape_italy @carmeloblandinoart
#paintingworkshop #casaberti #tuscany #lucca @casa_berti

Buongiorno Tuscany.
Around the grounds of Casa Berti, outside Lucca, our home for a week of painting with @carmeloblandinoart .
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@art_escape_italy @casa_berti #lucca #casaberti #tuscany #tuscancountryside #tuscanvilla

Another beautiful slant of sun in a Florentine church. .
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#prettylight #slantofsun #rayoflight #tuscanchurch #renaissancechurch

A pretty slant of sun in my room @casa_berti near Lucca
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… and the last from today. We painted the backgrounds of our paper in gray, gray-blue, or glitter-purple-blue (hello, this one) to establish a middle tone, and then we have to work out the dark and the light – and all the other stuff too. Okay’den… #paintingsofflowers #flowerpainting Grazie @carmeloblandinoart and @art_escape_italy @casa_berti

First (presentable) painting. Soooo out of my box. Flowers. Loose. Acrylics. Crazy. Love it. @carmeloblandinoart @art_escape_italy @casa_berti

… and the scenery outside is just as paintable. #casaberti #lucca #casaberti #artescapeitaly @art_escape_italy

A vignette from the masses of flowers we’re painting in workshop with @carmeloblandinoart at @casa_berti near #lucca. Love #chineselanterns and #birdnest s. #iwanttopaintit @art_escape_italy

Painting flowers this week in Lucca with @carmeloblandinoart at #casaberti. Can’t wait. @casa_berti #prettylight #naturallight #sweetpeas

Readying for a cozy supper in the kitchen of #casaberti outside #lucca. #rusticcharm #tuscany

Under the Tuscan sun, outside Lucca. Home for the week to paint with @carmeloblandinoart and the Principessa @carolyneroehm. #happydance #makingart #gratefulgrateful

Piazza Santa Maria Novella in the golden light of dusk. Magical last night in Florence. Highly recommend JK Place, btw, which is on the piazza. #florence #firenze #piazzasantamarianovella #magiclight #prettylight #iwanttopaintit @jkplacefirenze