Villa'Este

Villa Adriana (Hadrian's Villa)

      

Clown Lady

"Clown Lady"

As performed by Megan and Sarah

What'cha doing over there?

Clown Lady

And where'd you get that hair?

Clown Lady

What'cha got in all those bags?

Clown Lady

Clown Lady

Clown Lady

Clown Lady

Don't you know that smoking's bad?

Clown Lady

Where'd you get your style from?

Clown Lady

How'd you get to where you are?

Clown Lady

Clown Lady

Clown Lady

Clown Lady

Where do you get your money from?

Clown Lady

What'cha doing against that wall?

Clown Lady

What'd you got inside that cup?

Clown Lady

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Some more sketchbook pages

 

 

 

 

 

Pompeii, Italy

Hillary and I on the streets of Pompeii

 

Sorrento, Italy

One word- Lemoncello!

 

     

Pozzuoli, Cuma, and Baia

Ampitheatre

Pozzouli, Italy 

Ancient Greek Ruins

Cuma, Italy

Ancient Greek Ruins

Baia, Italy

Capri, Italy

CAPRI is the most beautiful place I have ever been.  Walking around the island makes you feel as though you are in some other imaginary world- like Peter Pan or some exotic story that could never be this good to be true.  Everything about it was beautiful and amazing.  Getting to spend the day at Casa Malaparte was one of the most incredible opportunities I have ever had.  I did not think it was possible for a house to change your life- but I was wrong.  Getting to spend the entire day sketching at Casa Malaparte was such a moving experience- the location and design of this house is unbeatable and getting to spend the day there was one of the highlights of my life thus far. 

 

              

Napoli, Italy

Looking back years from now I will only have one vision in my mind of Naples.  The tight streets of the spanish quarter shown in the images above.  I have never seen so much crap hanging from balconies- signs, laundry, hand-rigged tarps, flags, etc, not to mention the italian women yelling across the way to the other women on the balconies across the street.  What at first seems to be so much chaos actually becomes a character that I have yet to find in any other city.  Dave made us do a sketching assignment comparing the street section of one of these streets compared to that of the Galeria Umberto.  What a great assignment! I have never before understood how much people and their living can really change a space.