Korčula’s Pjatanca – the annual Spring Food & Wine Festival that takes place at the end of April, offered a fine excuse for a little overnight expedition to our neighbouring island. Arriving on the morning catamaran, we get all day to explore the old town before the special dinner and wine pairing event, and then…
I wrote last year about the Dalmatian Black Pine, and the efforts to save this endangered species on the island of Hvar. In honour of Earth Day 2017 (22 April), here is my painting of a Dalmation Black PIne on Sv Nikola, the highest peak of the island. In the background is Mt Biokovo on…
The short boat trip to Palmižana makes a wonderful day-trip from Hvar. In the late summer, the crowds are gone, but the resort and the restaurants are still open, though much more peaceful and relaxed. We’d been looking forward for some time to a very special lunch at Laganini restaurant, to enjoy the creations of…
This September, a group of artists from California joined me for a week’s sketching and painting in some of my favourite locations around Hvar. And as we usually do on these occasions, we explored some of the excellent local wines (very important, that!) and the rich cultural heritage that makes this island so special. The theme each…
Updated May 2019 – new flowers added! I’ve been inspired this spring to get outside and learn more about Hvar’s plantlife. I see local folks using flowers and leaves in drinks, in cooking, as insect repellants, balms and of course to flavour various rakijas! At the same time, we’ve also been watching a wonderful Croatian…
“Winging It” – paintings inspired by birds and travel
by Floy Zittin and friends – Nancy Calhoun, Jan Grady and Marion Podolski
3-28 November, 2015
Viewpoints Gallery, 315 State Street, Los Altos, California 94022
Artists Reception – Friday 6th November, 5-8pm with Croatian wine tasting, and slideshow of images from the trip
Our schedule for this year was shuffled a little from the original plan, so it was on Sunday that we visited local artist Marinka in her studio. As this was our last day, it was a perfect opportunity to finish up paintings and hold our final review. It was lovely to see Marinka’s watercolours too,…
It’s been a busy week for the artists, and with the weather heating up again it’s time to head for the beach. It’s a short walk around the coast to Soline, where we can find a shady spot under the trees. Four of us go round in the morning, with another couple joining us for lunch at the nearby cafe. In the evening, we drive up to Pitve for our special dinner at Dvor Duboković, complete with live musicians.
Hvar is the island of wine, and in many vineyards the grapes are ripening, almost ready for harvest. Our 5th day of painting took us right in amongst some old vines, near the village of Svirče. As vineyards go, this one is rather impressive, mostly large rocks with pockets of soil for the vines. Around…
After our trip to the country yesterday, it was was off to the big city today! Hvar may be quite small compared to, say, Split but it sure feels like a bustling metropolis after our other locations. The day starts off overcast, but soon brightens up into sunshine. Our base is Mizarola, in the main…
Go Hvar 
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