
Right about now, many of us would like to paint among sun-dappled trees in drowsily warm temperatures. Like Mariano Soto is doing right now.
“I call it my studio, because I love to work en plein air,” says Soto of this spot, near his village along a river in Murcia, Spain. “I’m always looking for lovely places that inspire me and give peace and serenity to my soul and art.”