Manarola Framed Print

Manarola is one of the Cinque Terre (5 Lands) that hug the shoreline of the northwest of Italy. It is part of the Cinque Terre National Park and is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Being that it is built right along the coast and on the hillsides, the buildings are built seemingly on top of each other. Before tourism, most of the people here lived off vineyards and olive cultivation. The main way to get to these small villages is either by boat or train. Some of the villages do not have roads to get to them by car.

Self taught, I use the computer to paint. I've always been interested in computers since I first worked on one way back in high school. And I've always had an appreciation for art, as my mother is an accomplished painter. Merging the two, what you see are the results. Digital work that looks (hopefully!) like a traditional painting. My paintings are mostly places I've been, preserving the memory and sharing them with the world. I love to travel, seeing and experiencing new things. Painting the things I see reflect the wonder I had when I first saw them. I hope that when people see my works, they think the subject matter is interesting, whether or not they like the painting. Oh..and I paint flowers too, among other...