Evening glow at Santa Maria Della Salute from the Academia bridge in Venice. Watercolour 14 inches by 10.

Hi

I have been asked a few times since my last Venice post where we stayed and from where I took the photos that formed the basis for the paintings.

In fact we stayed at the Locanda Vivaldi Hotel right on the Riva Schiavoni which is just a short walk from St Mark’s Square and the centre of Venice.

We really enjoyed staying there and it is a nice hotel with a lovely roof top terrace.

Many photos were taken from there, some with zoom lenses and they are the basis for a lot of my Venice watercolours.

Of  course when visiting Venice there are great scenes on every corner and there is unlimited subjects for artists. I certainly  hope to be back there painting in the future.

We arrived at the Locanda Vivaldi by water taxi from the airport. Although more expensive that the ferry boats this is such an exciting way to get to the heart of Venice from the airport. We had booked in advance.

This week, looking back again though my photos I found one taken as we arrived and so this is a new painting depicting that moment. A small traghetto  was passing by as we approached too the hotel under the bridge.
So here it this watercolour and a couple of others painted some time ago ,but again from the Riva Schiavoni or nearby

i hope you will enjoy seeing them

stay safe and well

Brian

Arriving by water taxi at the Locanda Vivaldi Hotel in Venice. Watercolour 16 inches by 12.

Arriving at San Marco by Vaporetto Watercolour 15 inches by 11.

Gondolas and San Georgio from the Riva Schiavoni