07 February 2012

A Painting A Week No 98


















For Sale - 7th February 2012

Vieste, Italy
Size: 21 x 15cm
Price A$90
(Postage and handling included)

We discovered the little town of Vieste on our trek through to France to catch our flight to Australia. To avoid having to drive across central or northern Italy in case of snow when we returned in January, we caught the ferry across to Brindisi in the south, then headed to what looked like an interesting, and for us, unvisited part of Italy.

The small spur north of Bari is the Gargano promontory - a mountainous area of mostly national park, with the remains of ancient oak and beech forests and some coastal towns. Vieste itself, sits on a rocky outcrop, with a lovely and reasonably unspoilt old town. As is the case with a lot of towns in this part of Italy, it had a rather Greek feel to it, with mostly whitewashed buildings spilling down to the Adriatic Sea. It is most definitely an area for us to return to and explore. There are some great beaches in the area, but I suspect the summer months would be bedlam in true Italian beachside fashion!

If you would like to buy this painting, please click on the following link to my Art Weekly Online Shop, or if you'd rather deal with me direct, please email me at either jackiesinfrance@hotmail.com or jackie@jackiesherwood.com.

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