Umbria: Sole e Terra: September 2014

Photos and work by Steve Williams

San Liberatore

Steve's representation of Jill at work

Painting in Scheggino

Steve's painting - Vallo di Nera

Steve's view in Vallo di Nera

Chris looking through his viewfinder

Chris portraying his new friends

Nora's demo

Andrea in Orvieto

Tina in Orvieto

The group painting in Orvieto

Our fearless leader, artist Nora Venturelli, scaling steps in Perugia..

Overlooking an Italian panorama...

And generally just trying to keep track of 14 inspired painters who have dispersed throughout a small Umbrian hill town.

More Italian Paintings from Nora Venturelli's class (work by Jill Stefani Wagner)

Here are some of my horizontal paintings from our workshop. I worked mostly on 8 x 10 and 9 x 12 inch linen panels. They were easy to pack in my luggage and carry around on our trips to the hill towns. Nora was more ambitious and worked on much larger canvases!

Jill Stefani Wagner's Paintings from Nora Venturelli's Workshop

I've been a watercolor and pastel artist for years but I'm new to painting in oil. Nora taught me so much about how to start a painting, use cohesive colors and work with a palette knife. Here are a few of the many paintings I created during our fantastic trip to Italy.