Ponza Island: 5 Things to Sketch Around
A boat tour around Ponza Island and neighboring Palmarola gave me a completely different travel sketching experience. Instead of drawing quiet streets or buildings, I focused on rugged cliffs, mysterious grottoes and the changing colors of the sea. Because the boat continued moving, I had to observe each scene quickly, simplify its shapes and trust […]
Venice: 5 Things to Sketch
Venice feels like a city created for artists, with inspiring views around every canal and corner. During my creative journey, I focused on canals, historic buildings, churches, and gondoliers. I used a Micron pen and a small watercolor kit, which made it easy to sketch while exploring. Here are five memorable subjects to add to […]
Sketching Tuscany Landscapes
During my creative journey in Tuscany, I decided to step outside my usual comfort zone. Most of the time, I focus on urban sketching. But this time, Tuscany invited me to look wider, slower, and softer, so I started sketching landscapes. To my surprise, it became a joyful experience, and I discovered that drawing landscapes […]
My Sketching Adventure in Tuscany
Tuscany is one of those places where every corner looks like it is waiting to become a sketch. During this creative journey, I focused on two beautiful towns: Pienza and Montepulciano. Both places gave me everything I love about travel sketching: old stone walls, narrow streets, bright sunlight, deep shadows, and people slowly moving through […]
5 Hidden gems to sketch in Rome
Rome can feel like a nonstop movie set, and sometimes it is hard to find a corner where you can breathe, sit, and actually draw. So I collected a few well known areas with quieter pockets from my sketch trips, and I ended up with five sketching spots that felt calm, inspiring, and very Rome. […]
My Italian Sketch Trip
This trip to Italy was my first time traveling with a watercolor kit and it changed the way I sketch. A tiny palette, one travel brush, a fountain pen, and a pocket sketchbook fit in the smallest corner of my bag. The big win with watercolors on the go: you don’t need many colors, setup […]
Exploring One Reference Through Different Sketching Styles
Facing the Grand Canal in Venice, directly across from Santa Lucia Station, stands the majestic San Simeone Piccolo — a neoclassical church with a striking green dome that has become one of the first architectural icons visitors see upon arrival. I’ve sketched this view multiple times, each time using different materials and approaches. My goal […]
Exploring the Most Notable Tombs of Verano Monumental Cemetery
Verano Monumental Cemetery, is a hidden gem just beyond Rome’s lively center. This historic burial ground not only serves as a resting place for many, but it also unfolds as a living history book of Italy’s rich past. From its beginnings in the 19th century, Verano has become a mosaic of stories etched in stone, […]
12 Must Things to Do in Verona
Verona is an ancient city in Veneto region of Italy. It is the second large city after Venice and its population is 258,031. Verona is a very popular city among tourists because of its architecture, historical center and artistic performances in the Arena. During the 13th and 14th centuries Verona was ruled by the Scaliger […]
Best of Milan: A Guide to Italy’s Fashion Capital
Milan is the capital of the Lombardy region. Its population number is the second after Rome. Milan served as the northern capital of the Roman Empire and was her political and commercial center. Milan is one of the fashion capitals, many brands like Prada and Armani had head offices here. Also the city hosts events […]