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Vernazza
Watercolour and ink
©1996 Charlene Brown
This unusual view of
Vernazza, probably the most picturesque of the Cinque Terre Villages, is a
result of the fear of painting in public that I had back in 1996. And still have, come to think of it.
As I mentioned in my
post about sketching on the island of Gozo, I tend to seek out a corner to back
into when painting plein air so I
won’t have to explain the (not always intentional) idiosyncrasies in my
composition and techniques. It turned
out I couldn’t really see the town, facing out to the harbour from the corner I
found in Vernazza. I should probably have titled it 'View from Vernazza.'
I was horrified to
hear of the devastating floods that hit the Cinque Terre Villages on October 25
last year, and have put off posting this story until I came across this
encouraging news about the Cinque Terre Villages’ recovery, including information about how we can help.
