Market Day

I painted a smaller sketch of this painting (12" x 16") in the Alba Market in the Piemonte wine region of Italy on the day before workshop students were heading home.  That sketch and the memory of the market were my guides for this one ... until the sketch went home with one of my collectors days ago. 

Francesco offered me watermelon slices for my painting efforts and got a kick out of being a subject.  Lots of others in the market loved it, too.  A great, great day ... fun to relive as this large piece gave me plenty of hours and days full of memories of Italy.