Florence's Uffizi Gallery at closing time. Alone with Botticelli. Indescribable.

Art supply haul and honest review. Some of these were not worth the hype.

Commission piece finished. My client cried when they saw it. That's why I do this.

Restoring a 16th century altarpiece. The gold leaf underneath three layers of varnish.

Work in progress. This piece has been fighting me all week but I think we're finally friends.

Walking the streets Michelangelo walked. Florence is an open-air museum.

Fresco technique demonstration. Painting into wet plaster — no room for mistakes.

Tempera egg painting technique. Before oil paint, this was the medium of masters.

My collection of art history books. The essential library for any art lover.

The apprentice system in Renaissance Florence. How master painters were actually trained.