Travels with my Paintbrush Delft VAK

This picture is the representation of Travels with my paintbrush. It is a changin blog als this picture was not made in a life situation, but also represents the internal pictures and visions that come on the paper. I suppose a picture is always a play of brush and reality and our own internal views of form, colour, structure, composition and the like.

Vecchia Masseria Sicily

In the middle of Sicily on the Southern side you will find the Vecchia Masseria and old estate and farm, almost the size of a small village delightfully furnished with Arabic tents to lounge and be sheltered from the blazing Sicilian sun. When I came home, I refurbished this small picture with more colour to get to the effect of strong lights and warmth that gives red shades in green surroundings. The heat should be palpable.

Punto Secco, Sicily

A small drawing of Punto Secco in Sicily, the setting where 'Inspector Montalbano' is working in the Sicilian mystery series for television. I do understand why this is inspiring, a lovely beach and all people walking as if they are on television screen.
aah well, I tried a small sketch for myself of this lovely townview from the beach and coloured the shades as dark as I could.