Showing posts with label Monreale. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Monreale. Show all posts

Sunday, 3 May 2015

Weekend Wonder



Work in progress, by by Alison Day


After my recent visit to Sicily and an inspirational visit to an artist's studio-shop in the little town of Monreale, I decided to have a go at a mosaic technique I saw being used there.



© Alison Day 


Tuesday, 28 April 2015

Marble Marvellous



A peep into an annex of the Cattedrale Monreale, in Sicily, opened out into a curvaceous romp of Baroque figures, pillars and motifs—what a feast!







Photos by Alison Day


© Alison Day 


Monday, 27 April 2015

Gotta Go


Sign on the door to the ladies in a restaurant in Monreale, Sicily.
—When you've gotta go...




© Alison Day 



Sunday, 26 April 2015

Primavera Prosecco



Lunch on a balcony, in the little restaurant: Dietro L'Angolo. Overlooking the town of Monreale (Sicily), with its lemon groves and the hazy blue of the sea.





Glorious! — Sun, Prosecco aperitif, wine, fresh fish and olives.









© Alison Day