"Outside Sienna, 2014" by Brock Miles
“My girlfriend and I were traveling around Italy last year and made it to Sienna for a few days. We fell in love with the town and its iconic square, its espresso and pasta. We rented a car to explore the countryside surrounding the city and just kept driving and driving, wanting to see what was around every turn, and of course, the car breaks down around one of those turns. As we are standing outside the car, we notice a villa at the top of the hill and decide to take our chances on someone being home that can help us. We were in luck. Not only was the owner of the house able to get the car running, but his wonderful wife invited us to a long, lingering lunch with their entire Italian family, and needless to say, it was the best food we've ever had in our lives. This painting is of that little villa on top of the hill outside of Sienna.”
