Sasseta is a typical Ligurian mountain village in the valleys behind the Cinque Terre, 55 people live here including me and my family and the surrounding area is called Zignago that has a community of 550 which covers an area of 2785 km, made up of rural farmland and woodland.
Sometimes Italy feels quite densely populated due to the geography of the land and many people live in the sprawling towns on the flat or as near to the coast as possible but right here in the mountains life slows down, less people want to live so remote and there is more space and fresh air even though the neighbouring wild boar can be pretty annoying!
I really enjoy painting the colours of the countryside in winter, so many reds, pinks and greys find their way onto the palette and with the recent mild weather the trees still have most of their orange autumn leaves still on the branches.
Thanks for stopping by!
Anna Dennis | Oil Painter 
Fabulous capture of this village Anna – love the warmth and complement colors used. Effective use of dapples of sunlight and shadow across the land.
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Thankyou Mary, sometims the sun in winter is more inspiring 🙂
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Wow, that’s so beautiful Anna. Really like the colors. You are blessed to live in such a beautiful country.
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Thanks Heidi, yes I feel very lucky to live in a country like Italy, lets hope it stays the same 🙂
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Wow, you have an incredible talent. What a great picture!
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Thankyou Cecilia for taking the time to have a look!
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Beautiful! ~Rita
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Thank you 🙂
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stunning. soft and so lovely!
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Thankyou!
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