Bologna

A house in the central via del Pratello viewed from an inner yard.

At a child's birthday party in Bologna

Children's birthday party can be boring when:
-you don't know other parents.
-they are much younger than you.
-mom are more than dad.
-you are not a great talker.
If there is each of the four condition, well, it's great if you have your sketchbook with you!

Bologna

March 10th, 2010. After few warm days suddenly snow falled again. 'Where's springtime gone?' I guess this was everybody's thought.

I like to compare this sketch with the one I made same day last year (click here) in a very hot day! So hot that I had to dress just a t-shirt.
What weather will be next year?

Bologna

After a long, cold, snowy winter al last a pleasant warm day, good to spend time sketching outside.
It was February 25. Two weeks later should have snow again!!I made this on the North-East area of Bologna and maybe the right brown building is Agrarian University of Bologna, but I'm not really sure.

Bologna, via Saragozza. The day after 2010 regional election.

Italian flag colours have always been used in Mr Berlusconi party symbol. The flag I saw in front of a school windows had very faded colours, just as the common sense seem to be in a country where people vote for arrogance, censorship, impoverishment, ruin.

Bologna

Closed for winter

Bologna

One more sketch in via Irnerio.

Bologna

Two sketches from a high point of view

Bologna - Via Irnerio

Same bus stop two days later.

Bologna-Via Irnerio

A bus stop

From past Christmas

Lot of unusual snow in these days for us in Bologna, so...

The Sword in the Stone

Montesiepi Hermitage-Siena-Tuscany - A plate next to the sword informs: "In 1180 on top of Montesiepi Hill, Galgano Guidotti drives his sword in this stone, worshipping it as the Cross symbol of peace and redmption."
I totally ignored the existence of that.

That's me sketching the sword.

In the same area there is San Galgano Abbey.
Good information about the whole are here http://www.sangalgano.info/index_en.html

Montesiepi Hermitage

Montesiepi Hermitage-Siena-Tuscany - A very peacefully place where I tasted, undoubtedly, one of the best red wine in all my life.

Bologna

A view from my home windows

Ferrari 512 S

The Porsche 917 competitor in 1970.