Impression of a Night in Venice

Acrylic on Archival Paper laid down on board, SOLD

5" x 6" $50.00 Click Here to Bid

This paiting was composed partly from a photo, partly

from memory, and partly from imagination. It was a

long time ago that I was in Venice, but I never forgot

how entranced I was by it. It is so quiet there, because

there are no cars! Just canals and boats. It is very

mysterious, but grand at the same time. I stayed in

a hotel that had a chandelier in the dining room that

was made entirely of blown-glass flowers in many colors,

hanging from the ceiling. It was about eight feet long.

I was amazed. It was probably made at Murano, in the

bay off of Venice, where they do all of the famous

glass work. I would love to go back there someday.

Tuscan Farmhouse

Acrylic on Paper mounted on Board, 5" square
$100.00 go to eBay

I did this painting as a copy of a gouache painting

that I did in a sketchbook that I had prepared to

show a group of students who were potential

participants in a workshop in Florence. The workshop

ended up getting cancelled for various reasons, but I

was so happy with the gouache painting that I did

another, larger version of it, and here it is.

I love the simplicity of Italian farm buildings. I remember

riding around in the country when I lived in Italy. I didn't

own a car, so that was a very rare treat. The most spectacular

thing was to see the fields covered with red poppies in the

spring. I'll never forget that. It was amazing. Italy has to be

one of the most beautiful places in the world.