Ferrari 512 S

The Porsche 917 competitor in 1970.

In a motorway service station not far from Turin, but in the wrong direction

Going back to Bologna from Turin I took the wrong way last Monday. I spent almost one hour to correct the mistake but it was funny; I had never been around those places before!

Sketches in Bologna

How many lines one can made while traffic lights stay red? I tryed that on Friday afternoon. Funny!

Later I was at Centro Natura waiting for the end of a judo lesson.

They were waiting too.

Gulf Porsche 917

Racing car fans know very well this car. Porsche 917's have been clocked at over 387 km/h (240 m.p.h.); it was almost unbeatable in 1970!

Last Sunday in Cremona

Balia Bea and Orco Manno are two among the characters of Melevisione, a children show broadcast from Monday to Friday by Italian Rai Television. Licia Navarrini performes Balia Bea and she is definitely one of the best actress in the show. With Diego Casalis, who effectively performs Orco Manno, she was last Sunday at Cremona fair to delight a crowd of little fans.

Evening

A central street in Bologna. Friday, 27th November 2009, 5.45 pm

Bologna

Just a camper van sketched while waiting for a car check.

Inflatable slide

It was a late summer afternoon when I made this at Giardini Margherita in Bologna. The inflatable slide is, of course, appreciated by children of all ages. A crowd of them get it under assault from morning to night on Saturdays and Sundays!

Charming Cars

Grosseto

Made while waiting in front of a food store in Grosseto

Torrita di Siena

On my way home at the end of my last summer holiday I had to stop few hours in a village called Torrita di Siena. The new side of that is ordinary while the old appeared like a Middle Ages ghost village. It was too hot and too little shady to sketch anything so I moved to the edge of it where I found a WWI Memorial in a little park. The park bench was confortable, shadows were fresh, mosquitos were hungry. I had to sketch quickly. Colour was added later. I get to the car just on time to avoid a fine for no parking. I thanked mosquitos.

Minutes later I made this other one.

Le Marze Camp - Castiglione della Pescaia

New towels and a hammock hang in front of my tent.

Two of thousand.

Le Marze Beach

Beach people parade

Le Marze Beach

Not far from Castiglione della Pescaia there is this peaceful beach.

Charming Cars

Talamone - Tuscany

A very fast sketch in a very hot day in a place called Talamone. Here the Tyrrenian sea is absolutely transparent and full of little and medium fishes!

Le Marze Camp

They really didn't know how to fold away their little tent. Fortunately they still had the manufacturer's instructions.

Charming Cars

Le Marze Camp

The amazing thing in a camp is that you can have a completely different view almost every day!

Le Marze Camp.

Le Marze is also the name of a nice camp, not far from Castiglione della Pescaia, where thousand of tents can create a daily changing temporary village. A village made by synthetic or cotton lodging of different dimension and shape placed in the cool shadow of tall pines.

Le Marze Beach.

'Le Marze' is the name of a relaxing Tuscany beach placed between Marina di Grosseto e Castiglione della Pescaia.

Le Marze Beach.

'Le Marze' is the name of a relaxing Tuscany beach placed between Marina di Grosseto e Castiglione della Pescaia.

Le Marze Beach.

'Le Marze' is the name of a relaxing Tuscany beach placed between Marina di Grosseto e Castiglione della Pescaia.

Le Marze Beach.

'Le Marze' is the name of a relaxing Tuscany beach placed between Marina di Grosseto e Castiglione della Pescaia.

Le Marze Beach.

'Le Marze' is the name of a relaxing Tuscany beach placed between Marina di Grosseto e Castiglione della Pescaia.

The Camp - Castiglione della Pescaia

Camp was quiet, and shady, and relaxing, under the hundred of maritime pines. A pleasant soundtrack was granted from morning to dusk by thousand of cicadas.

24 Hours of Le Mans, 2009

Sketch #9

The Camp - Castiglione della Pescaia

Cars were allowed in camp area for load and unload operation only. The French car was loaded to leave.

The Camp - Castiglione della Pescaia

Castiglione della Pescaia - This is the best summary about how I spent the last 20 + few more days. Between Castiglione della Pescaia and Marina di Grosseto that place was really lovely, shady, relaxing...

Bologna - Too much hot to use those seats.

24 Hours of Le Mans - Sketch #8

24 Hours of Le Mans - Sketch #7

Bologna - Not the most famous Towers in the city, but anyway two towers!

Bologna - 'Giardini Margherita' is the main Park in Bologna especially for those who live in the centre of the city. Beyond the ring-road where the ancient walls have been, it is a favourite place to spend leisure time for students, community from all over the world, and ordinary people. Usually very crowded on July days, in the early morning hours you can meet just few dustmen, joggers, lovers, and the air still fresh.

Bologna - What are those shoes doing on those electric cables? Any suggestion?

24 Hours of Le Mans - Sketch #6

Avetrana - I made this last year on July in a RED-HOT morning!

24 Hours of Le Mans - Sketch #5

Bologna - The door on the left is number 43, via Paolo Fabbri.
Via Paolo Fabbri 43 is also the title of a 70's hit, but more than this is the address where Francesco Guccini, the composer and the singer of that and lot of other wonderful, keen, and unforgettable songs, lived. I don't know if he still lives there.
For sure that address will be forever a special one for lot of people.

Bologna - Wheat field and wide view on the outskirts of the city.

Turin - Last time I went to Turin, I noticed that something has changed in a roof I sketched last winter. I made a new one! If you like to see the former one, please, click here.

24 Hours of Le Mans - Sketch #4

Specchiarica is a nice spot in the south of Italy with a peaceful beach where in July you can spend the whole day reading, or sleeping under the sun, or sleeping under your beach umbrella, or going for a swim, or, of course, sketching, or doing the whole things one after the other with just the blow of the wind or the sound of the sea as sound-track. Wonderful! (Not on Saturday and Sunday.)

24 Hours of Le Mans - One more sketch from the "24 Hours of Le Mans"

Turin - I'm not very happy with the result of this night sketch, but the fun I had in making was, huge!