On the way to Villa Este, Tivoli

We are still quarantined due to the Corona Virus, so I have been digging through may folder of photos to be used in paintings.   I selected this photo taken while a trip to Italy in 2005 .  We were on our way to visit Villa Este and the Tivoli gardens on this hot August day.  I am drawn to street musicians, so I always take a photo that incorporates them.  I began this painting at 10:30pm ( after 8 hours of painting earlier in the day finishing a commission) I thought the painting was finished at 2:30am....and added the new work....but that was hasty...it took a few days to touch here and there until I realized that the musician, although tall in the photo, was a giant in the painting...finally finished all the adjustments and now am happy with the results.