Painting, painting and more painting

Posted on | July 8, 2009 | 2 Comments

Venice Doorway - Calle dei Ormesini, Venice

That’s what has been going on here in the ArtsyFran studio! Lots of painting. I completed two more paintings of Italy for my husband’s office. I plan to start another one today, in-between varnishing the completed ones.

Line drawing of door in Venice

To the left there is a painting of a door in Venice. We sat in what would have been the outside “cafe” portion of a restaurant while it was closed on a Sunday and drew. I drew the picture that you’ve already seen (right) and then decided I needed to take it to the next step and paint it in acrylic.

From there, I went and looked at more pictures from our trip and I found the one on the left, also from Venice. I was very taken by all the windows in Italy. There were flower boxes outside of almost every window we saw. It’s clear that people love having areas where they can plant fresh herbs and flowers. Since I don’t garden, living in the desert as I do, I was amazed at how these little spots of life were thriving on this island of buildings. From the photo, I’ve spent the past week painting my version of these windows.

Venice Window - Second floor windows of a building in Venice, italy

Now to look at the photos of Florence to see what will be my next subject. I loved Florence, so it’s time to focus on that beautiful city.

Monday is my treatment – already! But I hope to get quite a bit of painting in for the next few days.

Venice Window - Second floor windows of

More to share soon, I hope!

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