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Monterosso, Cinque Terre
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$80.00
*All of my Travel Sketches may be re-painted by commission. If you see one you like that is sold or you'd prefer in different colors, contact me!*
Monterosso al Mare is one of the five “fishing villages” that comprise the Cinque Terre on Italy’s western coast, on the Ligurian Sea. Within the village, the architectural coves and paths captivated me and I tried to draw them in the way I experienced them, moving through the space - walls, rooflines and views “exploding” out from a plan - the epitome on “experiential” drawing. Common neighborhood spaces were magic to me. The texture of the materials, patina of time and the relative quiet, except the Italian voices of the inhabitants wafting out of open windows. I’ve now combined this architectural space with my sketch of the landscape, its contrasting organic lines of the mountains and geometric lines of Monterosso’s rooftops. (I kind of love it.) It extends the view toward the mountains in the experiential sketch to the broader context of the entire village, nestled at the base of the cliffs. I made the ink drawings as an undergraduate architecture student on travel study abroad with the College of Architecture and Urban Studies at Virginia Tech in 1998. I used watercolor to interpret and enliven the drawing during pandemic quarantine, Spring 2020.
Watercolor Paper 140gsm
16” x 20”
Frame not included.
I'm excited to bring nearly 100 of my architectural Travel Sketches, created in mostly Italy, but also Switzerland, France, Spain, Greece, Hungary and Czech Republic from 1998 - 2012, into a Collection: lines drawn on site now illuminated by watercolor. Together, they reveal my personal evolution in architectural travel sketching and offer a piece of travel art that can remind you of your own memories in place, invite you into these spaces with your own experiential vision.
Thanks for helping to DO GOOD and GIVE BACK: 25% of the sale of each piece will be donated to Lifting Hands International* (LHI), a 501(c)(3) public charity that specializes in international and domestic relief and aid for refugees of war-torn countries of origin.
I'll also donate 5% of the sale of this piece to the College of Architecture and Urban Studies at Virginia Tech for student assistance/scholarship for travel study abroad.