I love shadows! They can transform a view, create a 3D effect on a 2D piece of paper. The arrangement of these shadows in Tiglio fell just perfect to lead you around the page and guide your eyes to the village of Coreglia in the far distance.
The penultimate evening of live music in Barga. Very busy with people, great for local businesses. Barga Jazz festival soon. Bring it on!
Another great night in Barga, live music, people dancing. No music in this area, Piazza Garibaldi, just people walking from one piazza to another and several Fiat Panda’s chilling out after another hot day!
Another lovely evening, the last rays of sunshine now behind the distant mountains. Barga now comes to life again with the piazzetta once again tonight, the sound of music in the air, bats fly around and people enjoying themselves.
The Piazzette in Barga is held every July. Around 10 days of live music brings lots of people from the surrounding area starting from 8pm to midnight and beyond. Great atmosphere and good business for the local restaurants and cafes.
Yesterday morning I strolled around elegant Lucca looking for shade and came across this pack of cycles, resting in this shadow, waiting for hire. A complex scene but by drawing a few cycles and suggesting seats and handlebars in the background, your brain knows they are masses of cycles! I wanted the bikes and the shadow to be dominant in the sketch so no need to colour anything else except a bit of bright colour on the building.
A few minutes drive south of Barga is the little hamlet of Nebbunella. Very rural with working farms, old men chugging around in Apes (3 wheeled vehicles) farming the land, their wives inside cooking and cleaning. This is rural Italy. The barn featured is typical of the area, slatted brick windows, no glass just air holes created by the bricks. If you bought this property and renovated you would have to keep these which would make the inside of your house very dark indeed!
