Image of the Day: Reflections

Sunset reflections in a Florida lake.  Love those weeds....

Image of the Day: House on Creek Road

Along Wappingers Creek, NY

Taken in the rain, in twilight, along Creek Road in Wappingers Falls, NY.

Image of the Day: Along Creek Road

Creek Road, Wappingers Falls, NY

Creek Road runs along Wappingers Creek, just below my house.  This photo was taken through a rainy windshield, driving with one hand, shooting with the other!  1600 ASA

Image of the Day: View from Long Dock, Beacon NY

Beacon, NY: View of Hudson River from Long Dock

Image of the Day: Along Wheeler Hill Road

This was taken last year -- when we had lots of snow, remember? - on the scenic route between my gallery, RiverWinds, and my home in Wappingers Falls.  Wheeler Hill is no joke: this is just before the peak -- it's the kind of narrow two-lane road where you can't see the other side as you cross the peak, and if you give your car a little gas, you get that exciting little lift in your stomach.  This is what we do for fun in Wappingers Falls...

Image of the Day: Rte. 9D Meets I84

 

Driving home a few nights ago, in the rain, with the camera riding shotgun, waiting at the forever red light where Route 9D meets I84...

On the Road: Angels and Saints in Civita di Bagnoregio

On our Intuitive Italy Photography/Painting Workshop, we will visit  Civita di Bagnoregio, a unique place in Italy, where an old ancient town, currently populated by only 4-8 people, is built over the top of a flattened hill and is connected to the outside world by just a pedestrian bridge. Civita di Bagnoregio is called also "the dying town" because of the tremendous erosion problems.  It sits atop a tufa plug, which erodes on all sides.  This hamlet is way picturesque.

Civita di Bagnoregio Angel

This beautiful angel is inside the small church -- it's large - 4-5 feet tall. Also inside the church is a 13th century bishop, also about 4-5 feet tall.  I cannot resist these dead bodies in the churches. I find them morbidly fascinating.  He lies below an altar in a side chapel, forever venerated in his glass coffin and silk robes.  The face is plastic, like a doll's face, and the hair is also artificial.

Civita di Bagnoregio

For more information about the workshop -- we have only 5 places left!, feel free to contact me or check out my website, www.maryannglass.com.  The workshop runs June 30 - July 7, we'll be staying at a luxurious villa near Todi: instruction in either or both painting and photography is combined with trips to Orvieto, Perugia, Todi, Spoleto, Assissi, DeRuta, and Civita di Bagnoregio.  The price - $2475, double occupancy -- includes everything but the airfare.  It will be a very special week to savor life and art.  Come join us!