Venice, Italy April 28, 2008

Steve follows footsteps!

I had exactly one good weather day to set-up to paint in Venezia and took advantage by starting a plein air piece at one of the many Pontes - out of the wind and with sunlight streaming through. Rain and nasty weather had prevailed throughout our entire trip during March and April, making any outdoor painting a challenge.

As I reflect back to having the opportunity to actually paint in what is, without question, the most unique city in the world, (we are presently in Croatia, nearly 2 weeks later) I have to say it was simply humbling. Tintorettos from 400 years ago were being shown in the museum, together with many other master painters from Venice. I took the time to carefully observe how they applied paint and how they translated within their own time, and really, how little the city has changed since.


I am thankful for the opportunity and picked-up some good reviews from the throngs of people passing by . . . . for me, the biggest thing was to simply paint on-site in Venice. As usual, several sketches were done the 2 days we visited the city and a huge amount of phototography for studio work was accomplished. it's all about the light here and I hope to nail it down from my field work and as time allows when we return home.