Mezzo-Mezzo - The Cinque Terra oil painting

I just hung this and another of my  larger paintings at Willow Wood Market in Graton, where Mylette Welch graciously invited me to share  in her current exhibit.

"Mezzo Mezzo" - The Cinque Terra - Oil on canvas - 30" x 40"

A couple of summers ago, my husband and I enjoyed a stay in Camogli, a small seaside town in Italy south of Genoa. That is one of my favorite places that I have ever experienced. The high terraced cliffs proffered a vertical landscape with amazing views of far away places and close up, personal gardens on miles and miles of walkways chiseled into the slope.

One day we took the train to Vernazza and then hiked to Corniglia in the renowned Cinque Terra area. The heights were dizzying, but I managed to get a shot of the beautiful lay of the land and sea below me. I love the aerial view and how the composition is split between the land and the water.