This week I have begun work on two new paintings. The first I began in Italy, and am just now getting around to finishing. It is a view of the breathtaking Arno River in Florence, Italy, at sunset. It really does look like a fairy tale come to life, I’m not exaggerating anything with my paints. Almost finished…

The River Arno, oil on canvas, 16" by 18", copyright Jessica Libor 2009
And here is a peek at the beginning stages of the next painting. I love dresses, love the way that satin shines and bends around a figure, and that is what this piece is all about. This has four and a half hours of work on it thus far.

Satin (unfinished), oil on canvas, 24" by 36", copyright Jessica Libor 2009