Archive for July, 2009

Fano Horizon

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While they lack the character of the cabins they replaced, the fisherman huts that sit along the pier in Fano do offer a rhythmic break to the flat horizon of the Adriatic. I have never actually seen them in action, so to speak, while the giant mast and system of guide wires suggest it may actually drop to the water and sail off one of these days. My thinking is that these sculptures on the horizon can be equated to tree houses, housing the ‘fishermen’ who head out for some ‘fishing’ but really just need to get out of the house and play a little briscola with his pals. The only thing missing is a sign saying “No Girls Allowed!”

$125 (unframed original, 5″ x 7″)

Montemaggiore al Metauro

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A small hilltown that has been a focal point to me since I arrived in Le Marche. It marks the start of a network of ‘castles in the sky’ connected through their monolithic character, perched atop the rolling hills of Le Marche, each rich with its own unique history. Walking through Montemaggiore’s small streets or ‘vicoli’ it is hard to imagine that from the northern edge in August 1944, Winston Churchill and Generals Alexander and Leese overlooked the battles along the Gothic Line in the valley of the Metauro River below.

Sold (unframed original, 9″ x 12″, 300g Fabriano Cold Pressed paper)