After a bumpy drive uphill you will find yourself here at 1000 metres above sea level, (maybe with a flat tire too), out of the hot weather and into cool breeze mountain views of Val di Vara that overlook the Ligurian sea.
Just outside Cuccaro Club (a hotel/restaurant that is more retro than my Granny), along the road leading to the Casoni where I chose to paint on a couple of occasions this summer, grows an imposing pine forest that covers several hectares. It is considered among the most beautiful of the Ligurian Apennines, with trees that stand out clearly against the grassy slopes. It was planted almost 100 years ago to stabilize the land in wet weather due to the intense deforestation that over the centuries, weakened the mountain slopes of the area. The work was ordered by Mussolini and involved a large number of workers. A sign of prosperity and longevity and facist propaganda. Hopefully it won’t come into the hands of another facist leader to fill in the holes in the roads…
Anna Dennis | Oil Painter 
This is lovely – great distance. Do love the muted sunshine, a beautiful natural scene.
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thanks for your comment Mary, I always appreciate your comments 🙂
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Just as Mary did, I also enjoy the depth and the distance in both your works. Also love the delicious warm tones in the foreground of the top painting. Lovely!
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Thanks Heidi, yes it was nice to see some red/orange grassy tones rather than the green ones!
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These mountains are fabulous. Your work is always such a pleasure to view. Thanks for sharing these. ~Rita
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Thankyou so much Rita, it is a lovely place because you are at the highest point looking over the valley towards the 5-terre 🙂
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Sounds magnificent!! ~Rita
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Hello Anna! I have nominated you for the Infinity Dreams Award. Please take this nomination as an appreciation from me for your blog, but if you would like to participate, I will like to read your answers.
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Thankyou so much Eva for my award, I feel very lucky to be nominated by you! I will post my Infinity Dreams Award soon – Grazie!! 🙂
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