More inspirations from Italy.....

Photo by Jennifer Winship Mark c. 2010


Amazing wall and shutters from a side street in Milan Italy.
Even the trashy blue tarp seen through the bars adds an element
of beauty to this composition.

Photo by Jennifer Winship Mark c. 2010

This will soon be painted on top of one of my nautical charts.

Photo by Jennifer Winship Mark c. 2010

The old path way that snakes around the waterfront in Varenna Italy has dozens of breathtaking views.

Photo by Jennifer Winship Mark c. 2010

Even on a cloudy day this view across Lake Como is still rich in color and beauty.

Inspirations from Turkey

This is a beautiful little fishing boat resting on the calm waters of the Bosphorus in Istanbul
photo by
Jennifer Winship Mark

Pomegranates are everywhere in the fall in Istanbul.
Notice the gorgeous way they can cut them and open them up like
a bubbly flower.
Photo by
Jennifer Winship Mark

We were fortunate enough to stay close to the breathtaking
San Sophia Mosque

Photo by Jennifer Winship Mark

We went to the top of a beautiful hill to one of Istanbul's most famous
writers and poets, Yahya Kemal Beyatli.
His home was humble and surrounded in peace and
pomegranate trees.
Isn't this a clever bench to commemorate a writer?
Photo by
Jennifer Winship Mark