Matera's ancient stone city in Basilicata, painted in watercolour by John Crosland

Southern Italy in watercolour

Watercolours of
Basilicata.

Basilicata brings a quieter, earthier register to the atlas. In Matera, architecture, rock and landscape seem to merge, with pale limestone shifting from warm ochre to violet shadow as the light moves across the Sassi.

From the travel journal

Stories from
Basilicata.

John's notes on the light, streets and painting process behind this part of the atlas.

Painting Matera in watercolourRead the story →
Panoramic watercolour of the Sassi and ancient stone buildings of Matera, Italy, by John Crosland
The stone streets of Matera: an artist's viewRead the story →
Atmospheric watercolour of a narrow stone street in Matera by John Crosland