Rob Larsen

Watercolor- Baths of Caracalla

These are some massive ruins.

The painting:

terme

What it really looked like:
what-it-looked-like

Two Quick Pen Sketches from the Borghese

Next time I'm there I'm binging the best paper I can buy and spending 30-45 minutes drawing the Bernini sculptures. They're plainly incredible. These were super fast, in pen, in a Field Notes notebook. Not optimal. Fun, but not optimal.

borghese-1

Rome Street Graffiti Photos Posted to Flickr

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Roman Street Graffiti

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Lots of Art and Photos On the Way This Week

I did some drawing in Rome and took a lot of photos, so plenty of that stuff will soon be pumped out for your viewing pleasure. The following is the view from the window of our apartment. The subject is the building where Rossini wrote Il Barbiere di Siviglia

the-view

For reference, The Barber of Seville is what most people think of when they think of Opera, check this to jog your memory:

Giro d'Italia Stage 21 Photos Posted to Flickr

I'll have my final write-up tomorrow. Over my morning coffee or something.

Lance Armstrong

Lance Armstrong 2009 Giro d'Italia

Me, Suckers

Me, in front of the Astana Truck

Dave Zabriskie

Garmin's Dave Zabriskie Tooling Around After the Race (with Polizia)

Carlos Sastre

Carlos Sastre 2009 Giro d'Italia

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