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In Liguria, from Lerici in northwest Italy, on a boat trip around Poets Bay (named for the many poets who frequented there in bygone days) I was entranced by the stunningly stark pure white rocky coast of the Mediterranean Sea. The rocks and blue sea enhanced the ancient aquaduct built precariously on the mountain side. Liguria, formerly a much bigger territory, was conquered by the Romans during the first Punic War 264 B.C.E. - 234 B.C.E. The aquaduct was probably built by Augustus during his reign. My photo was not enough; I immediately attempted to capture this historical scene in watercolors on my balcony overlooking the sea where I painted in the cool of the mornings.

To BUY ORIGINAL Art click "GALLERIES". New York art critic Chris Geiger wrote “Schroeder’s fanciful watercolors bring a refreshingly unfettered sensibility to bear on subjects ranging from still life to life under the sea, all evoked with breezy charm in a fluent line and luminous areas of translucent color.” After a long career in international humanitarian work, based in San Francisco and Manhattan, and the owner of the former Lucinda Gallery in Baltimore, Maryland, I am blessed to be able to continue traveling and painting despite losing much of my eyesight. My eclectic body of art includes still life, life under the sea,mountains, troubadours, abstracts and scenes painted on location on trips to Italy...