“This scene has actually been in the works for several years. I love village scenes and I think this will be the first of many. I hadn’t planned to include the figures or the dog when I began. My friend in Italy had a sweet yellow Lab who was my buddy when I stayed there, but he got sick and passed away, so I wanted to put him in the picture. Even though the poster says my yellow Lab is lost, you can see him coming up the street. I added the women because I feel that the people are as beautiful a part of Tuscany as the land and the history. Perso means “lost” and I usually am lost when I’m there! I don’t know where this village is—I hope that I can get lost there again sometime and that I can recognize the place!”