Italian Paintings | Cory Wright

• Reflections in Orange & Blue

  Gouache, Paper, 6 x 8. Floated on a white mat and framed simply under glass in a white wood frame, measuring 8X10. Available through The District Gallery as part of their "BIG TINY" show.

• Sea Sparkles

  Gouache, Paper, 6 x 8. Floated on a white mat and framed simply under glass in a white wood frame, measuring 8X10. Available through The District Gallery as part of their "BIG TINY" show.

• Boats Below

  Gouache, Paper, 6 x 8. Floated on a white mat and framed simply under glass in a white wood frame, measuring 8X10. Available through The District Gallery as part of their "BIG TINY" show.

• Citron

  Gouache, Paper, 6 x 8. Painted en plein air in Menton, France

• View of Menton

  Gouache, Paper, 6 x 8. Painted en plein air in Italy, looking down onto Menton, France

• Côte d'Azur

  Gouache, Paper, 6 x 8. Painted en plein air in Monte Carlo, Monaco

• In the Garden

  Gouache, Paper, 8 x 6. Painted en plein air in Menton, France

• Le Grazie

  Gouache, Paper, 5 x 7. Painted en plein air in Italy

• Mediterranean Blues

  Gouache, Paper, 5 x 7. Painted en plein air in Italy

• Sparkles on the Sea

  Gouache, Paper, 5 x 7. Painted en plein air in Italy

• Menton, France

  Gouache, Paper, 5 x 7. Painted (just in the other side of the border from Italy) in Menton, France

• Italian Landscape

  Gouache, Paper, 7 x 5. Painted en plein air in Italy

• Backlit Italian Village

  Gouache, Paper, 5 x 7. Painted en plein air in Italy

• Boats in Italy

  Gouache, Paper, 5 x 7. Painted en plein air in Italy

• Giovinazzo, Italy

  Gouache, 7 x 5. Painted en plein air in Italy

• Umbrian View

  Gouache, Paper, 5 x 7. Painted en plein air in Italy

• Little Blue Boat

  Gouache, Paper, 7 x 5. Painted en plein air in Puglia, Italy (unframed)

• Boats in the Harbour

  Gouache, Paper, 7 x 5. Painted en plein air in Puglia, Italy (unframed)

• Boat Buddies

  Gouache, Paper, 7 x 5. Painted en plein air in Puglia, Italy (unframed)

• First Impressions

  Gouache, Paper, 7 x 5. Painted en plein air in Puglia, Italy (unframed)

• Blue Gondolas

  Gouache, Paper, 10 x 7. Painted en plein air by Piazza San Marco in Venice looking out onto San Giorgio Maggiore, unframed

• Roman Rooftops at Sunset

  Gouache, Paper, 10 x 7. Painted en plein air at sunset on my friend's hotel rooftop in Rome one of my last nights there, unframed

• Bella Vista

  Gouache, Paper, 10 x 7. Painted en plein air about an hour north of Rome while from the terrace of a lovely little cafe in Salisano, Italy looking out onto a stunning view!

• Across the Water

  Gouache, Paper, 7 x 10. Painted en plein air in Venice, looking across to San Giorgio Maggiore from Santa Maria della Salute

• Nitty Gritty Rome

  Gouache, Paper, 10 x 7. Painted en plein air in Rome

• Reflections of Venice

  Gouache, Paper, 10 x 7. Painted en plein air in Vienice

• Rome's Tiber River

  Gouache, Paper, 5 x 7. Painted en plain air in Rome, near Castle Sant'Angelo, on a beautiful sunny morning after having visited St. Peter's Basilica and walked through the Jubilee Door! Also available framed.

• Distant Tuscan Hills

  Gouache, Paper, 6 x 8. Painted en plein air from the porch of the villa in Umbria where I taught a painting workshop a few weeks ago, available framed

• Noon Bells in Venice

  Gouache, Paper, 7 x 5. Painted en plein air in Venice, Italy. I finished up just as all the noon church bells began chiming. Also available framed.

• Lago Trasimeno

  Gouache, Paper, 7 x 5. Painted en plein air in Paciano, Italy, also available framed

• Lake Como

  Gouache, Paper, 5 x 7

• Ready For Pranzo

  Gouache, Paper, 10 x 7. Painted en plein air in Venice, Italy

• Venetian Canal

  Gouache, Paper, 7 x 5. Painted en plein air in Venice, Italy. Also available framed.

• Venezia

  Gouache, Paper, 6 x 6

• Italian Hills

  Gouache, Paper, 6 x 8. Painted en plein air in Umbria, Italy

• Il Nasone

  Gouache, Paper, 7 x 5. Painted en plein air in Rome, these ever flowing fountains around Rome are referred to as “large noses” due to their curved shape.

• Sun Drenched Citrus

  Gouache, Paper, 7 x 5. Painted en plein air in Paciano, Italy

• La Finestra Marone

  Gouache, Paper, 7 x 5. Painted en plein air in Pienza, Italy

• La Porta Verde

  Gouache, Paper, 7 x 5. Painted en plein air in Castiglione del Lago, Ital

• Blue Boats

  8 x 6. Floated on a white mat and framed simply under glass in a white wood frame, measuring 8X10. Available through The District Gallery as part of their "BIG TINY" show.

• Italian Trattoria

  Gouache, Paper, 5 x 7. Painted in Monopoli, in the Puglia region of Italy, while waiting for my sandwich order. Unframed (framing option available, floated on an 8x10 white mat and framed simply under glass, ready to ha…

• Teatro di Marcello Ruins

  Gouache, Paper, 8 x 6. Painted en plein air in Rome's Jewish Ghetto area, unframed (Framing option available, floated on an 8x10 white mat and framed simply under glass, ready to hang.)

• Fountain at Villa Borghese

  Gouache, Paper, 5 x 7. Painted en plein air at Villa Borghese, unframed (framing option available, floated on an 8x10 white mat and framed simply under glass, ready to hang.)

• Rome From Above

  Gouache, Paper, 5 x 7. Painted en plein air from friend's rooftop terrace in Rome on a picture perfect afternoon. Unframed (framing option available, floated on an 8x10 white mat and framed simply under glass, ready to…

• Flowers at Campo De’ Fiori

  Gouache, Paper, 5 x 7. Painted en plein air in Rome’s Campo de’Fiori Market, unframed (framing available, set on a white 8x10 mat and framed simply under glass, ready to hang.)

• Pienza

  Gouache, Paper, 8 x 6. Painted in the beautiful Tuscan town of Pienza, high on a hill with stunning views! (Unframed, available matted & framed under glass, ready to hang.)

• La Porta

  Gouache, Paper, 7 x 5. Painted en plein air at Villa Tartagli where I lead my annual painting retreat in Umbria, unframed (framing option available, floated on an 8x10 white mat and framed simply under glass, ready to h…

• Citta della Pieve

  Gouache, Paper, 8 x 6. Painted in the Umbrian village of Citta della Pierre, birthplace of Renaissance painter, Perugino and known for its saffron production dating back to the 13th century. (Unframed, available matted…

• Vernazza

  Gouache, Paper, 8 x 6. Painted en plein air in Vernazza, Italy, part of the Cinque Terre region. (Unframed, available matted & framed under glass, ready to hang.)

• Vino Nobile

  Gouache, Paper, 5 x 7

• Harvest Time

  Gouache, Paper, 5 x 7

• Umbrian Olive Trees

  Gouache, Paper, 5 x 7

• Lake Trasimeno

  Gouache, Paper, 5 x 7

• Riomaggiore Harbor

  Gouache, Paper, 7 x 5

• Le Scogliere

  Gouache, Paper, 7 x 5

• Bicicleta

  Gouache, Paper, 7 x 5

• Assisi

  Gouache, Paper, 7 x 5

• Aperol Spritz

  Gouache, Paper, 8 x 6. Painted en plein air in Monterosso al Mare, the 5th village of the Cinque Terre. (Might have been the largest bottle of Aperol Spritz I've ever seen sitting on the wine barrel table top of this ad…

• I Trogi

  Gouache, Paper, 8 x 6. Painted en plein air beside a little enoteca (wine bar) in Riomaggiore, Italy named "I Trogi" (translation: "The Troughs"?)

• Afternoon Aperitif

  Gouache, Paper, 8 x 6. Painted en plein air in the Tuscan town of Lucca

• Morning Cappucino

  Gouache, Paper, 8 x 6. Painted en plein air in the Tuscan town of Lucca. It's a tough call to say whether "morning cappuccino time" or "afternoon aperitif time" is my favorite time of day... good thing I don't have to c…

• Villa Pamphili

  Gouache, Paper, 5 x 7. Painted en plein air in Rome's Villa Pamphili, floated on an 8x10 white mat and framed under glass, ready to hang

• Trattoria in Trastevere

  Gouache, Paper, 5 x 7. Painted en plein air in Rome, floated on an 8x10 white mat and framed under glass, ready to hang

• Rooftops of Catania

  Gouache, Paper, 5 x 7. Painted en plein air from the rooftop of our AirBandB in Catania, Sicily. The swallows would fill the sky in the mornings darting to and fro, it was quite a sight! Floated on an 8x10 white mat and…

• Boats in Vernazza Harbor

  Gouache, Paper, 5 x 7. Painted en plein air in the 2nd town of Italy's Cinque Terre in the seaside village of Vernazza. Floated on an 8x10 white mat and framed under glass, ready to hang.

• Misty Morning in Umbria

  Gouache, Paper, 7 x 5. This was the view right outside of Brunello Villa where I taught my Gouache Painting Workshop in Umbria last month. We ended up having to dodge a few rain showers throughout the week, but we manag…

• Green Door in Riomaggiore

  Gouache, Paper, 7 x 5. This one was painted one morning in the seaside town of Riomaggiore, one of the Cinge Terre villages. The door was open just enough to reveal the stairs inside that seemed to be beckoning…

• Aperitivo in Trastevere

  Gouache, Paper, 7 x 5. What’s more “Roman” than a vine covered wall, a big canvas umbrella and a couple canoodling over drinks at an outdoor cafe? Niente!

• Sicilian Lemons

  Oil, Canvas, 20 x 20

• San Giuseppe in Taormina

  Gouache, Paper, 7 x 5. I was captivated by the light & shadows on this old church in Toarmina, Sicily. Of course, as so often happens when plein air painting, no sooner had I set up to paint it than a couple of delivery…

• Through the Arch

  Gouache, Paper, 7 x 5. Painted en plein ait in Monterosso Al Mare in Cinque Terre, floated on an 8x10 white mate and framed under glass, ready to hang.

• A Moment's Pause

  Gouache, Paper, 7 x 5. A study of light and shadow, painted en plein air by the front door of Villa Tartagli in Paciano, Italy where I taught my workshop last month. Floated on an 8x10 white mat, framed under glass and…

• In the Garden

  Gouache, Paper, 7 x 5. Painted en plein air in the lovely Public Gardens in Taormina, Sicily. The bougainvillea was just breathtaking! Floated on an 8x10 white mat and framed under glass, ready to hang.

• Morning Shadows

  Gouache, Paper, 7 x 5. Painted en plein air in the charming Tuscan town of Lucca. There's just something about those long morning shadows cast by window shutters on old Italian buildings that speaks to me... Comes float…

• Oranges of Sicily

  Gouache, Paper, 6 x 6. Painting is floated on an 8x8 white mat and framed under glass, ready to hang.

• Sicilian Lemons

  Gouache, Paper, 6 x 6. Painting is floated on an 8x8 white mat and framed under glass, ready to hang.

• Limone

  Gouache, Paper, 6 x 6. Painting is floated on an 8x8 white mat and framed under glass, ready to hang.

• Arance

  Gouache, Paper, 6 x 6. Painting is floated on an 8x8 white mat and framed under glass, ready to hang.

• Beach by Isola Bella

  Gouache, Paper, 6 x 8. Painted en plein air on the smooth stone & pebble beach by Isola Bella in Taormina, Sicily. Floated on an 8x10 white mat and framed under glass, ready to hang.

• Cafe in Campo de Fiori

  Gouache, Paper, 6 x 6. Painted en plein air in Campo de Fiori, Rome.

• Tuscan Hills

  Gouache, Paper, 5 x 7. Painted from the vineyard of of the Palazzo Vecchio Winery in Tuscany, floated on an 8x10 white mat and framed under glass, ready to hang.

• Lunch in Rome

  Gouache, Paper, 6 x 6. Painted en plein air in Rome, floated on 8x8 mat and framed under glass, ready to hang.

• Breakfast in Lucca

  Gouache, Paper, 7 x 5. Painted en plein air in the charming city of Lucca, Italy while sipping a cappuccino, listening to jazz and breathing in the scent of jasmine... the painting comes floated on an 8x10 mat and frame…

• Roses in the Vineyard

  Gouache, Paper, 7 x 5. Roses are planted at the end of vineyard rows as an early warning system for the winegrower. They attract insects like aphids before the vines. They also get fungal disease like black rot and mild…

• Lunch in Pienza

  Gouache, Paper, 5 x 7. A sweet little piazza in Pienza, Italy, floated on an 8x10 white mat and framed under glass

• Rainy Day in Cortona

  Gouache, Paper, 7 x 5. Painted en plein air in the rain, under the cover an arch by the main piazza, this painting comes floated on an 8x10 white mat and framed under glass, ready to hang.

• Trattoria in Trastevere

  Oil, Paper, 6 x 6. Painted "en plein air" from where I sat on the curb in-between 2 parked cars (and eating gelato!) on my last day in Italy this past week. I love the area of Rome known as Trastevere and frequented it…

• Riomaggiore Harbor

  Gouache, Paper, 8 x 6. Painted "en plein air" in the harbor of Cinque Terre's Riomaggiore, this opaque watercolor is on paper, 6x8 floated on an 8x10 mat and framed under glass, ready to hang! Available today only for t…

• All in a Row

  Gouache, Paper, 6 x 8. Painted "en plein air" from our terrace porch in Riomaggiore looking down on the colorful row of fishing boats in the sparkling water below. 6x8 gouache on paper floated on an 8x10 mat and framed…

• Dusk in Tuscany

  Gouache, Paper, 6 x 8. This was a church near the villa I stayed at during an artists retreat I attended recently near Cortona. It’s customary for Italians to take a “passeggiata” (a leisurely evening walk or stroll) an…

• First Impression

  Oil, Linen, 8 x 10. Painted "en plein air" on the first morning of the artists retreat in Tuscany last month. I've always had a thing for hay bales- especially Italian ones! This 8x10 oil on linen is unframed.

• View From Pienza

  Oil, linen, 10 x 8. Painted "en plein air" in the Tuscan hill town of Pienza (known for its famous pecorino cheese!) I set up in a nice shady spot, but within about 20 minutes the sun had shifted and I was in full light…

• Antica Cortona

  Oil, Linen Panel, 10 x 8. This one was painted “en plein air” in the mid-evil section Cortona. We tend to think of places here in the US as “old” if they were built 100 years ago… so it’s a little mind-blowing to realiz…

• Afternoon in Tuscany

  Gouache, Paper, 7 x 5. Painted en plein air in during a recent painting trip to Cortona, Italy, matted and framed under glass to 8x10, ready to hang.

• Santa Maria Nuova

  Oil, linen, 8 x 6. Painted "en plein air" from the town wall of Cortona looking across the valley. 6x8 oil on linen, unframed.

• Almost Noon in Rome

  Oil, Linen Panel, 10 x 8. Painted en plein air on my last day in Rome beside my favorite 200+ year old bakery, I’ll Forno, off the Campo di Fiori. Unframed.

• Aperol Spritz Time

  Gouache, Paper, 7 x 5. Painted "en plein air" in the small piazza of the hilltop town of Corniglia, Italy in the middle of the Cinque Terre. I was initially drawn to the glowing orange shadow cast on the building by the…

• Cinque Terre Fishing Boats

  Gouache, Paper, 7 x 5. Painted "en plein air" in Riomaggiore, the first of the five villages that make up the Cinque Terre, on the Mediterranean Coast of Italy. Floated on an 8x10 mat and framed under glass, ready to ha…

• Morning Walk in Riomaggiore

  Gouache, Paper, 8 x 6. Painted "en plein air" from my perch on a couple of stone steps in the town of Riomaggiore in Cinque Terre one morning. I had noticed the graceful terra-cotta colored arch and balustrade while on…

• Tuscany

  Oil, linen, 8 x 6. Painted "en plein air" in the Tuscan countryside along a driveway leading up to a gorgeous old farmhouse-turned-hotel near Cortona. 6x8 oil on linen, unframed.

• Noonday Bells

  Oil, linen, 8 x 6. Painted "en plein air" in Cortona while listening to the noonday church bells of San Cristoforo and breathing in the sweet scent of a nearby linden tree... it was bliss! 6x8 oil on linen, unframed.

• Il Fontanaro

  Oil, linen, 8 x 10. Painted "en plein air" at my friend Lucia's beautiful Farm House, Il Fontanaro, in Paciano, Italy. *I’ll be teaching a painting workshop there next summer, incidentally, details to come soon!* It’s 8…