Early morning in the vineyard

I prefer to travel to Tuscany in Spring or Fall. Tuscan Summers are very hot and tourists crowd even the smallest villages. Springs have the sweetest scents and Falls the most handsome colors.I will go back in a couple of months, in the middle of October, a bit later than last year, and hopefully there will still be fresh porcini in the markets.
This painting I did with references I took last year in the coutryside near Siena ( don't quite remember the name of the place).
"Early morning in the vineyard" 18x18" oil on canvas.

Sun in the vineyard

Wandering in the countryside near Siena you see rows of vineyards laden with purple grapes, leaves fading to yellow and copper.This painting is the result of a trip I took last September with my good friend Camilla, a great lady and, like most Italians, a scary driver. We came back alive and had a great time. A long walk among the vineyards was followed by a lunch in a trattoria in Montepulciano where we had fettuccine with Porcini mushrooms and a glass of red wine.

Oil on canvas size 16x20".