She's back on solid ground, recharging at her accommodation, the beautiful Villino Gregorietti. This villa, located on the corner of...

She has left the comfort of the shore and is venturing out to sea. In the distance The Charleston and Monte Pellegrino are still visible....

She has now seated herself on the sand, with a backdrop that includes both The Charleston, which she visited in the previous chapter, and...

She is drawn down the boardwalk towards the stunning Art Nouveau architecture of "The Charleston", built as a bathing establishment in...

First stop upon her arrival, Piazza Mondello, the main square, to take in her surroundings. In front of her, the sea; to the sides, an...

In 2014 while living in Palermo, Sicily, I created a 5 Chapter series of acrylic paintings entitled " It happened in Mondello". Mondello...

Siciliana (Sicilian woman) This painting was referenced from a photo in a vintage pinup magazine that I found in an old book store in...

Italian / verb / present tense / third person singular This verb is used in multiple ways in Italian: 1. to stretch out (one's arms etc)...

This painting is set in Villa Malfitano, a place down the street from where I used to live in Palermo. I used to go there to read, write,...

A moment of vulnerability, being lost in the city and wondering which way to go. Hiding behind her hat, she tries to gather her bearings,...

This painting is set in Vernazza, a town in the Cinque Terre of Italy. It’s full of colourful buildings and mysterious staircases begging...