Marc Dalessio

Dawn over Florence #1. Oil on linen, 70 x 90 cm.

Here are some of the recent larger plein air paintings from our hill above Florence. I did a couple timelapse videos of the progress this time.

Dawn over Florence #2. Oil on linen, 90 x 120 cm.

Olive Trees in May. 90 x 120 cm, oil on linen.

I’m working on a stable and portable system for working on larger paintings on site. I’ve just finished the first iteration and I’ll be taking it back to the US to try it out next week. These were mostly done with my older Italian steel field easel set-up, which also works really well.

The next two images are of the same painting. The first (below) was painting in the afternoon, but then I decided to glaze everything orange to capture the evening light effect.

Old Olive Tree, early version with afternoon light. 70 x 90 cm, oil on linen.

Old Olive Tree, final version with evening light. 70 x 90 cm, oil on linen.

Fruit Trees in Bloom. 60 x 80 cm, oil on linen.

Garden at Villa Schneiderf. 90 x 100 cm, oil on linen.