There are many alleyways that criss-cross Barga Vecchia. It can be almost like walking around a maze but as Barga is very small you will not get lost. Depending on the time of day, the light and shadows created can transform an alley like this one I sketched this afternoon.
This view of Barga Duomo from about a mile away as the crow flies is a lovely example of how warm and cool colours give depth to a scene even though they are tonally very similar. Mixed weather for the next few days.
Just over a 5 minute drive south of Barga is the hamlet of Ponte di Campia. Nothing really interesting about the place apart from our lovely friends the Gillies family live here with their many pets including a micro pig (Squidgy) who is now several times larger than a micro pig! Whilst doing my daily sketch from their garden, Squidgy was happily grunting around my feet so for this reason, it was what was happening around myself that made this sketch memorable!
I drive this road at least a few times a day so this time I stopped the car, and did this sketch late afternoon when the shadows are long and the light takes on a warm glow. Just past the house, the Duomo of Barga and the mountains beyond can be seen which I have sketched several times already.
The village of Albiano just across the valley from Barga has some lovely views particularly the view up to Sommocolonia. I liked the terracing in between the trees adding some contrast and horizontal linework.
All the sketches so far have generally been in glorious colour. Today, as I completed the linework on the sketch I felt that no colour was required. This view is looking down from the top of the municipal museum in the centre of Barga. I liked the old lamp and the exposed wires. Telecom engineers in the UK would have a health and safety issue, in Italy no problem. Haven’t seen a builder yet wearing a hard hat!
What a contrast to yesterday. Heavy rain this morning and very little colour so today’s sketch is almost monochrome - better weather tomorrow forecast!
