I just got back from a two week business trip in Europe and was able to do a few paintings in my new Stillman & Birn softcover (Beta Series). I have been wanting to try it out for awhile and I must say it is pretty great. It lies flat and handles watercolor washes amazingly as advertized. Both of these paintings were done in Lugano, Switzerland (although the first one is technically Cademario). The first is the view from the Kurhaus hotel, high up in the mountains. The second is down by Lake Lugano (sitting on a bench on Riva Vincenzo Vela). It was so hot that the water was evaporating in the watercolor pans!
