Here are the recent paintings from the Albanian coast near Durazzo.
Beach Cart at Durazzo. Oil on board, 20 x 25 cm.
Umbrellas at Durazzo. Oil on panel, 20 x 30 cm.
Durazzo. Oil on panel, 20 x 30 cm.
San Pietro. Oil on panel, 20 x 30 cm.
This was my fourth trip to Albania, but the last three times I’ve traveled exclusively in the south. This trip I did manage to make it up north into the mountains for a scout and painted a couple of sketches.
Guesthouse at Boga. Oil on panel, 25 x 20 cm.
The Old Farmhouse, Boga. Oil on panel, 25 x 35 cm.
The mountains above Scutari (Shkodër) are very unspoiled, with picturesque little villages and very friendly people. The roads get really bad after a while (and the electricity ends) so we couldn’t make it very far with the small 2-wheeled car we had. This September I’ll go back for a longer trip with my Land Rover.
Here is a short video I took from the car while scouting around the north. So much of landscape painting is driving or walking looking for views…
Scouting in Albania from Marc Dalessio on Vimeo.