by Chris | Mar 20, 2018 | Paintings of Italy, Watercolour Paintings
This is a view I have painted before, but never taking in such a wide panorama. It was done during a quiet break from my commercial work, in March 2018. I was longing to do something for myself and revisit Venice so I did so in my mind for a few days and produced this...
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by Chris | Jun 26, 2012 | Paintings of Italy
I promised myself this year that I would submit some paintings into public exhibitions, not just my own. This was partly to make myself try to paint to a higher standard, or at least try harder! So I painted this view of St.Mark’s Square and entered it for the...
by Chris | Jun 15, 2012 | Paintings of Italy
I wanted to paint something really bright and sunny again this week as our summer is a long time coming. So I’ve revisited an old favourite haunt in Venice, the square dominated by the Church of Saint Barnabas, which has found fame in popular culture by being...
by Chris | Jul 19, 2010 | Paintings of Italy
Yes I know it’s a mouthful as a title, but it explains why this painting looks blustery, wet and cool! I remember going for a run before breakfast on one trip to Venice, in March. It was damp and mouldy, but quite atmospheric. I painted this view in acrylics on...
by Chris | Mar 17, 2010 | Paintings of Italy
Busy with artist’s impressions last week, but I managed to get going on this oil painting, which is as yet unfinished. I love the freedom of oils, and the subtlety of tone and colour, but I’m not very experienced with them. A mysterious subject such as this is perfect...
by Chris | Apr 5, 2007 | Paintings of Italy
I finished this little painting on my 50th birthday, last week; appropriately enough as it is very much to do with the passage of time. The clock is reputedly one of the oldest in Venice, on the church of San Giacomo de Rialto, which is just behind the Rialto market....
by Chris | Mar 9, 2007 | Paintings of Italy
I finished painting this watercolour today; there’s a bit more fiddling about with the gondolas in the foreground, but it’s finished in the sense that it’s now best left alone! Am I pleased with it? As much as I ever am with a painting. It’s...
by Chris | Feb 26, 2007 | Paintings of Italy
Today, after a recent experimentation with acrylic paints and more adventurous brushstrokes, I have returned to my traditional watercolour style, to paint a view of Venice; the canal (Rio dei Mendicanti) by the Campo SS.Giovanni e Paulo. I have drawn the view on the...
