" Lunch Hour " - watercolour paintings of Florence, Italy.

This stylish young lady was enjoying her lunch on the go, on this sunny day in Florence, Italy. Watercolour 12 x 9 inches.

Available here.

Have a great day!

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Two FREE oil paintings today! - Watercolour plein air painting on a Greek Island.

I've got a treat for someone today! For the first two people to support my "Painting Hydra" Greek Island watercolour project over on Kickstarter at the £120 reward level, right here . I will donate one of these framed original 9 x 6 inches oil paintings as well as the 12 x 9 inch framed watercolour reward. That's two paintings each for two lucky people! One oil and one watercolour! So pop over to Kickstarter now and pledge your support! "Painting Hydra" by Steve PP on Kickstarter.com

You'll get a great opportunity to share in the creative experience of a genuine plein air painting trip, with daily updates in an exclusive travel blog emailed direct to your inbox, and the chance to choose the subject of your painting from all of the sketches and studies that I make on location on the island of Hydra.

So what are you waiting for? Enjoy a Mediterranean painting trip with me now! Just click on this link to get you to my funding page and grab yourself some sun drenched art! Thank you and have a great day!

Steve PP.

"Summer"

"May in the Bay"

" Flavours of Florence " - a collection of paintings from Italy.

‎"Flavours of Florence"- all new work from the Florence, Italy trip, with Paul Kenton is now up on my Fine Art website, if you fancy a browse I would be more than grateful! Have a good day! www.stevepp.co.uk

"Early morning glow"- Florence, Italy in watercolours

It's a  special feeling when you awake from a good, deep night's sleep, eat a full breakfast and set out with an open day's exploring ahead of you. Especially when you are greeted with some warm , Italian sunshine and no wind, a perfect start to a painting day. It didn't take long before Florence's medieval streets started offering up strong prompts for painting. The old, tall buildings threw the narrow streets into a medieval darkness that changed as you turned a corner , setting the other side of the street ablaze with October sunshine. With that kind of splendour, it wasn't long before we were sketching passionately and breaking out the watercolours.

"Early morning glow" watercolour on paper 10 x 7 inches. To see more of the available paintings from my Italian painting trip with Paul Kenton visit my Fine Art website here. 

"Rush Hour" - Florence , Italy in watercolours

12 x 9 inches Watercolour on rough paper- Framed and available from my Fine Art website here.

"At certain times of the day, you had to be completely on your guard as you wandered the medieval streets, for within seconds you could find yourself at the mercy of a group of speeding cyclists all on their respective journeys. Sometimes with a friendly shout, other times a tinkle of the traditional handlebar bell or if unlucky, the scowl of a stressed two wheeler who has had far too many near misses that morning. Still it's lovely to see that the centre of such a busy city has been pedestrianised and free for bicycles and pedestrians to dance their daily sidestep together without the four wheeled enemy to worry about.
Have a great day!"
  

" Oasis in the City" -watercolour painting in Florence , Italy.

‎"Oasis in the City" - watercolour on paper- 12 x 8 inches. Up on the hill overlooking Florence is a beautiful rose garden, so tranquil and peaceful amidst the bustle of the city. Paul Kenton and I spent quite a few hours painting from this picturesque spot. www.stevepp.co.uk

"Sunset over Florence" - watercolour painting in Tuscany

Watercolour 10 x 7 inches ©Steve PP.
 Well my bag is packed, it's an early morning start and then an early evening arrival in Florence. Hopefully, there will be a few of these to paint over the next few days, stay tuned!

Have a great day!

"Florentines Pontes" - watercolours in Italy

© Steve PP

With just two days to go until our Tuscan watercolour trip begins, I've been practicing squinting at busy architectural, urban scenes, completely different to the seascapes that I'm used to. There's nothing like a new subject matter to get all the buttons pushed.

Have a great day!

" Streets of Firenze" - watercolour painting in Italy

© Steve PP

10 x 7 inches watercolour on paper 

Warming up for a whirlwind four day painting trip with fellow artist Paul Kenton to Florence, Italy. The watercolour bag is packed and the plan is to roam and paint whatever takes our fancy.

More updates to follow soon!