Cortona Silhouette 52 x 30 cm

In the UK it is generally reckoned that Autumn is the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, but in Cortona the fogs generally come in November. They lift and sink hour by hour, and lower in the valley they can linger all day; even in Cortona itself you may not see the sun for several days at a time. This painting was created from one of my photographs, taken on one such misty morn.