St Antonio Abate and the Kingdom of the New Church

Passed our local church in Manciano just now - packed to the gunnels. Mass is still well attended in the village and then I remembered there is a big lunch today to celebrate St Antonio Abate  - so the stomach reigns even higher. Meanwhile we went to the Kingdom of the New Church down the hill and worshiped the good God DIY by buying the necessary bits and bobs to make my pulley operated paper hanging device for the studio.

in quarantine...

Been in quarantine up here in the high parishes of Manciano. Both been suffering from ghastly vomiting bug which although the worst is over has left me lacking in lustre, enthusiasm and get up and go… Adrian is still sleeping it off. I feel guilty when I'm not doing anything so in lieu of getting out in the studio which is V cold and for today at least a little daunting here is a pic of where I was when I was cut down. The two paintings on the ground will form the last (i think) of this series of six I have been working on - the two above are nearly finished and out of shot two more which are finished (I hope).

Siamo in quarantena qui su a Manciano. Entrambi siamo stati soffrendo di un malattia vomito orribile che anche se il peggio è passato mi ha lasciato privo di lustro, di entusiasmo e con poca voglia ... Adrian sta ancora dormendo. Mi sento colpevole quando faccio niente quindi invece di andare allo studio che comunque è freddo e, per oggi almeno, un po 'scoraggiante ecco una foto al punto ero quando mi è stato abbattuto. I due quadri per terra sono l'ultimi (credo) di questa seria di sei di cui lavoravo  - i due sopra sono quasi quasi finito e fuori vista ci sono altri due che ho finito (spero).

series coming together

home again

UGO

Well it's been a while…. back home again from NZ and back in the studio at last with my faithful studio assistant.  Framing ready for "Side by Side" an exhibition at Vinosofia in Spello next week and getting organised to take some works to brighten up our local "Festa della Casagna" here in Manciano.

Things I love about Italy… I have been down to the local blacksmith - still pretty common in these parts… and he's going to make me some steel frames for these couple of paintings (red on red on red and blue/black). I'm really hoping that this will turn out to be an answer to an ongoing issue for me.