Crossing the Tiber river yet again to get to the Castel Sant’Angello was an awe-inspiring experience. The wide, pedestrian footbridge was packed with people from all around the world. Stern, almost melancholic statues of angels lined the railings of the bridge, which starkly contrasted the bright, bustling atmosphere. Each angel stood frozen in its own distinct pose, many of them silhouetted by the morning sun. Every now and then, a seagull perched itself atop one of the angel’s heads, rested for a moment or two, then flew away along the Tiber. As we entered the huge structure that was the Castel Sant’Angello, I stared up in disbelief at the sheer amount of brick that held the central structure upright. After walking around the outermost interior courtyard, we entered the base of the castle through a high archway where we were greeted by a spiraling ramp that wrapped around the outer wall. We reached the top, sweaty and out of breath after hiking up the massive ramp. Upon reaching the top, we began our art lesson for the day. Though it was a pretty freeform prompt, the main idea of what we were tasked with was to convey the space of the interior of the castle or the cityscape that sprawled out beneath us through the windows of the castle using charcoal and toned paper. I found a little window in a low traffic area with the perfect composition out the window and began to draw using a charcoal pencil, a white charcoal stick, and the aforementioned gray toned paper. Many of the people who passed by me as I drew peeked over my shoulder to see what I was working on and a few made short conversation with me, which, as someone who was previously uncomfortable with people seeing my work in progress, helped me immensely in getting more comfortable with working in public. After a couple hours, I had completed my piece, which is pictured below. This was the first piece of the trip which I had been satisfied with, and its focus on the cityscape greatly influenced my final artworks for the course.