Italy!

 I'm back! My trip to Italy was fast paced and exciting. I took my artists to Fabriano to make their own paper, to Assisi to make their own watercolor paint with Alina Gallo, to San Marino to see the specatular views, to Rimini to see the Adriatic sea, and many other beautiful locations throughout Italy. We ate, we drank, we painted, and then we ate and drank some more. Our tour guide for this trip was Piero of Italiana Tours, and we stayed in a beautifully restored medieval farmhouse at the lavish Parco Ducal in Urbania. Here's a few photos from the trip...

our farmhouse b&b in Urbania, with the ducal palace in the background

the local police in the republic of San Marino.

at the paper making workshop in Fabriano with Anna Massimina and Sandro Tigliano

Urbania, Italy

an antipasta course of meats and cheeses

making paper in Fabriano, Italy

wonderful views of the mountains from our B&B farmhouse

fabulous views from atop the mountain at San Marino

the beautiful colors of Urbania at night

cobblestone alleyways lead to more adventures

charming letter box on the side of ancient building

I'll be posting more photos next week, so stay tuned! In other news, I'm totally thrilled to report that my painting Serious Side Eye is juried into the the Montana Watercolor Society 40th National Exhibit. This is my 3rd acceptance, earning my Signature Status with MTWS, which is now the 26th Signature that I've earned. 

Serious Side Eye, 12x16 Watercolor by Annie Strack

and I also just found out that I won The Art of Watercolour magazine's competition, resulting in a feature interview that will be published in the 51st edition coming out in September.