#494 Venice 9

#494 Venice 9

by | Sep 15, 2019 | Seascape, Sunset, Venice

Fitting the sweep of the city in one painting from Maria Della Salute to the Campanile tower in St Marks. Painting the shapes of the buildings in and then waiting for the sun to come and deciding at which point to stick it in. This sun is quite low just as it’s...
#493 Venice 8

#493 Venice 8

by | Sep 15, 2019 | Seascape, Venice

Monets spot – a place where Monet produced some beautiful paintings and in present day where the bin boat moors and rubbish men assemble! I find it such a tricky subject as it’s busy and tough to get all the elements working. Simpler when its contra jour...
#492 Venice 7

#492 Venice 7

by | Sep 14, 2019 | Cityscape, St Marks Square, Venice

Bascilica, St Marks Square 10×12″ Third attempt at this beautiful building, each year I have a go at it and don’t like the result but this time I’m happy! I took a slice instead of painting the whole thing and simplified the shapes. Keeping the...
#491 Venice 5 & 6

#491 Venice 5 & 6

by | Sep 14, 2019 | Seascape, Venice

A resisted spot from last year, only room for two to paint there as its on the vaperetto stop. I like it because it’s closer than the painting I posted before which was done from the Arsenele. There’s always lots of boat and gondola activity, and the...
#490 Venice 4

#490 Venice 4

by | Sep 13, 2019 | Seascape, Venice

Who can beat sparkles? Low sun over the Maria Della Salute, Grand Canal. You can only glance up through squinted eyes as it’s so bright coming off the water. The challenge is to get the sparkles looking lighter and brighter in tone than everything else. The...