#498 Venice 13

#498 Venice 13

The same evening as Venice 12 I waited for the moon to rise and the sun to set. I noticed the low moon is warmer and with small dazzles and higher moons creates brighter larger sparkles. The moon I painted was fairly low. I needed my lighting gear as I wouldn’t...
#497 Venice 12

#497 Venice 12

Sunset but looking away from the sun for a change, which is much more subtle and enjoyed the colours shifting and warm glow of light. Sometimes it’s hard to know when to commit to a colour scheme as once you put the colours of the sky in then that’s its...
#496 Venice 11

#496 Venice 11

Went back to the same spot the next day and painted it in the morning with the sun shining on the side of the building and the light reflecting down into the water.
#495 Venice 10

#495 Venice 10

Maria Della Salute from the Vaperetto stop (boat bus.) Close up of this beautiful building and the gondola ride  station is right next to us. The sounds of the gondoliers shouting to each other and an overhead rescue helicopter made the paint a noisy one! The...
#494 Venice 9

#494 Venice 9

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...