Hi All

Ah, Venice!

What a wonderful City, such views, such enigma, such a great place to go!

I am very lucky as we have been there quite a few times and it never dissappoints.

The crowds in St Mark’s Square may seem overwhelming, but, at almost  any time of the day,  just a few minutes away is a quiet backwater canal with beautiful bridges, little squares, beautiful Palazzos and waterfront cafes. We have spent hours wandering through these parts of Venice before emerging back at the bustle of the Riva Schiavone. From here walk along the lagoon to Riva Sette Martiri where the whole expanse of that part of the lagoon can be seen.

Over the years I have painted quite a few Venice scenes, but alas I have never been able to have the time to sit and quietly paint whilst there. It always seems to be from photographs.

But this post isn’t about all those other paintings, they can be for another time.

This post is about just that one view across the lagoon from Riva Sette Martiri where you can see the beautiful scene of San Giorgio Maggiore and  to the right the entrance to the Grand Canal which is dominated by the Santa Maria della Salute.

These 16 inch by 12 watercolours have been painted in the studio from a mixture of photos from previous visits.

 Here are the  two paintings of that same scene.

The first on a cool spring day and the second that same scene as sunset approaches.

Venice – Across the Lagoon to San Giorgio Maggiore. Watercolour 16 inches by 12.

Venice at Sunset – Across the Lagoon to San Giorgio Maggiore. Watercolour 16 inches by 12.

I will be back there!

I hope you like them.

Happy travelling.

Brian.