The challenge of painting “simply”

After a day of exploring Cortona, Italy, a fascinating town of history and legends, I chose a beautiful stacked cluster of houses as the scene to paint for my study. It was windy and cool, with occasional heavy showers today, so I worked from a spot inside my hotel, looking out of a meeting room window. Fortunately the sun shone enough for me to capture the rich colors.

Let’s face it, I am rusty at this. It’s been a while since I’ve painted regularly. I am determined to stop overworking the paints, and use more confident strokes. Simple, simple, simple….