'Little Lezzeno'

There is this sweetest of villages on Lake Como.  This is another of my 6 x 6 studies completed after we returned home which was scraped away.  The burning of the memory is enduring.

Lakeside

This is the little jumble of apartments and inns around Lake Como.  We were there the first week of summer. At our Albergo Aurora was a wake boarding camp for girls from all over the world.  The owners' daughter has recently won the World Championship in Wakeboarding in her classification.  In addition to painters all over town, there were wake boarders taking off from the dock each day.  Interesting combination!

Lake Como in the Afternoon

There are many little villages around Lake Como, all connected by a winding road running the entire circumference.  This particular afternoon we painted in a spot where families also gathered to bathe in the icy cold water of the lake.  The far mountains are Switzerland...still snow-covered on top.

Termezzo on Lake Como, Italy

This beautiful little spot on Lake Como was the site of our painting trip with the wonderful Kenn Backhaus.

Lezzano Afternoon

This is the little village in Italy on beautiful Lake Como where I had the good fortune to paint with Open Air Italy and the inimitable Kenn Backhaus.  What a wonderful time we had at Albergo Aurora Lezzano.  The air was thick with atmosphere!