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"Sassetta"

On a cycling tour of Tuscany, I was most impressed by a small hilltown in Tuscany.

As I biked up the hill in the trees, the town of Sassetta just jumped out into view.

Completely surrounded by woodland, the stone buildings contrasted the greenery.

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Above - The town of Sassetta, Tuscany, Italy.

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Above - The walkway just looks so inviting.

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Above - The church tower ended up smack in the middle of my final sketches, but I decided to keep it and tone it down, plus fade it into the background.

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Above - This close-up shows the distribution of color that keeps all of the buildings from blending in together. The differences in light and shade also help distinguish one building from another.

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Above - What I loved about the greenery surrounding the town was that the greens and blues complemented the reds and oranges of the buildings. I decided not to break up the woodland with other colors.