The Home of the Truffula Trees

My entire life, I was under the impression that the Renaissance Greats painted in a garden where the trees where trimmed into neat little puffs

Like Disney....

It turns out they grow that way naturally

Montecastello

In the summer of 2013, I went to Italy with Jaime Howard's plein air workshop in Montecastello.

 I've never been surrounded by more beauty.

 

I painted some lovely little watercolors in the park

In process

Mini sketch

Breakfast sketch