It looks like a lovely day painting on a beautiful beach in Rio de Janeiro.
Enjoyed painting on the beach today in Rio. Off to São Paulo tomorrow for another concert. pic.twitter.com/jLHVuFcs
— Tony Bennett (@itstonybennett) December 1, 2012
Painting on the Road: Monterey, California
While in Monterey, California for the 55th Monterey Jazz Festival, Tony Bennett took some time to paint the beautiful Pacific Coast:
Monterey – my favorite spot in the world to paint. Wherever I look there's a gorgeous subject. pic.twitter.com/bh63k7qf
— Tony Bennett (@itstonybennett) September 21, 2012
He also took a lovely photograph of the coastline he was painting:
Starting a watercolor of the Monterey coastline. Hoping to do lots of painting while I am here for the Jazz Festival pic.twitter.com/lWh57iw1
— Tony Bennett (@itstonybennett) September 21, 2012
And the lovely finished watercolor:
Here's what I painted today. pic.twitter.com/KO8Gi8DY
— Tony Bennett (@itstonybennett) September 22, 2012
We are so grateful to Mr. Bennett for taking the time to post tweets about his paintings. Thank you so much!
Painting on the Road: Austin Texas
Mr. Bennett, who is performing in Austin, Texas tonight (September 12, 2012), spent some time painting and shared it with his Twitter followers:
Painting in Austin yesterday with my new friend, Eric Rhoads. pic.twitter.com/m42M0bJJ
— Tony Bennett (@itstonybennett) September 12, 2012
Looks like a lovely day and a lovely painting.
Central Park
Anthony Benedetto has three paintings hanging in the Smithsonian. His portraits of Duke Ellington and Ella Fitzgerald hang in the National Portrait Gallery. This painting, Central Park, hangs at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in the Renwick Gallery.
A New Yorker at his core, Mr. Benedetto has created many lovely paintings of scenes from Central Park. This oil painting was created in 1998. You can read more about this painting here.
Mr. Bennett Painting in Central Park
Here’s a sweet picture of Mr. Bennett painting in Central Park, accompanied by his adorable dog, Happy:
And here’s the finished painting …
