Ostuni's white hilltop buildings in Puglia, painted in watercolour by John Crosland

Puglia · paintings by place

Watercolours of
Ostuni.

Ostuni first appears as a white shape above the olive landscape. Closer in, its walls gather reflected blue, warm stone and violet shadow. These paintings follow that change from hilltop silhouette to the life of the old town.

From the travel journal

Stories from
Ostuni.

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

Ostuni, Puglia: Painting the White City in WatercolourRead the story →
Ostuni on the Hill, a watercolour of the white city rising above the Puglian landscape by John Crosland
A painter's guide to PugliaRead the story →
A Puglian trullo surrounded by red poppies, painted in watercolour by John Crosland