"I am a Mediterranean painter" - Cy Twombly Welcome to Episode #125: In 1952 Robert Rauschenberg photographed his friend and fellow artist Cy Twombly standing with a thin notebook next to Constantine’s colossal hand while on holiday in Rome. They were together on a traveling arts scholarship. They traveled extensively for months in Italy and North Africa. Five years later Cy Twombly moved from America to live in Rome, Italy. Cy Twombly (1928-2011) made a life in Rome as an artist. He ke...
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"I am a Mediterranean painter" - Cy Twombly Welcome to Episode #125: In 1952 Robert Rauschenberg photographed his friend and fellow artist Cy Twombly standing with a thin notebook next to Constantine’s colossal hand while on holiday in Rome. They were together on a traveling arts scholarship. They traveled extensively for months in Italy and North Africa. Five years later Cy Twombly moved from America to live in Rome, Italy. Cy Twombly (1928-2011) made a life in Rome as an artist. He ke...
"Perhaps my vision has been somewhat romantic but who out there has not been lured by an Arcadia unlike our own? It seems it has been a thing for centuries..." - Michelle Johnston, Substack Welcome to Episode #121: Today I share a podcast I made last month while contemplating the after glow of being in Italy and sharing new adventures writing on Substack - At My Table. I read an excerpt from Two Castles in Italy, that weaves together Italian moments and books I have enjoyed and th...
A Writer In Italy - travel, books, art and life
"I am a Mediterranean painter" - Cy Twombly Welcome to Episode #125: In 1952 Robert Rauschenberg photographed his friend and fellow artist Cy Twombly standing with a thin notebook next to Constantine’s colossal hand while on holiday in Rome. They were together on a traveling arts scholarship. They traveled extensively for months in Italy and North Africa. Five years later Cy Twombly moved from America to live in Rome, Italy. Cy Twombly (1928-2011) made a life in Rome as an artist. He ke...
