"Summer Villa" © Sold

Oil on Canvas 12 x 16

I have never been to Italy but Frank went there many years ago when he was a teenager. I was going through some old photos of his European trip and found a few that I liked. I took elements from three different photos to make this composition. The lighting was different in each photo so I had to improvise the direction of the light. Combining elements from several photos is not always easy but that is part of being an artist. Because I used three references from different areas, this is actually a fictitious place but an inviting "place" I would like to visit.