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Portonfino is a harbour with typical Italian architecture on the Mediterranean side of Italy just south of Genoa.
A celebrity playground full of Yachts and homes of the rich and famous. This is the west side of Portofino not often painted, I just loved the various color mixes that all the buildings are painted with. Many of the buildings are painted with fresco images of architectural details that aren't really part of the buildings but from a distance look genuine. I personally think they look best once these added details fade or blister, it adds a certain kind of elegance that old buildings should have. I purposely chose to leave a lot of heavy brush work details in this piece to bolster the character of this historic architectural landscape.

CHECK OUT SwansonArt Originals LATEST SALE Please VOTE for your favorite images, it helps sales. Thanks ___________________________________________________ Michael Swanson "The hands of a Craftsman, the heart of an Artist." Heritage Gallery, Laguna, CA I'm often told; "Your art is so real looking why not just take a photo"? Well yes, if I could not draw I probably would, however a photo rarely reflects the three dimensional world we experiences, how often have you been disappointed that your photograph did not turn out as you expected? Let me explain; in a three dimensional world we see things subjectively, photographs can only capture a split second of any scene which often disappoints and is the main reason...