Painting of a Tour Group in Rome

This painting of a tour group in Rome was total serendipity! We were walking out of a museum on the Capitoline Hill (Campidoglio) in Rome, when I snapped a photo of this scene right in front of me. Fifteen years later, in 2007, I painted the landscape. I loved painting the architecture, the tour group listening to their guide (I made up names for them!) … even the lady looking out the window near the top left. The square and gorgeous pavement were designed by Michelangelo. The most fun for me was painting the clouds in the windows and the watery reflections on the damp pavement. I referenced the pigeons from photos I took at St. Mark’s Square in Venice … don’t tell anyone, especially the pigeons! Can you find the man in my painting of the tour group in Rome who was looking at me instead of paying attention to his tour guide? 🫢

See another painting of people in Rome, from a photo I took shortly after this one.