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My attempt to paint a classic Venitian scene of the once opulent but still beautiful Venice architecture and the many Canals and Lagoonas that make Venice such a unique place.
There are more than 170 buildings along the Grand Canal, many from the 1300's, that still harbour the feeling of opulence and wealth inspite of the decades of flooding and decay. Once Euro's gateway to the riches of the Far East The Venice Republic was one of the riches place in the renaissance world by collecting taxes on everything going through it's port. Today it still lives off that reputations as tourists the world over flock to the incredible architecture that remains inspite of the constant water damage caused by the unpredictable Adriatic Sea. I purposely used a loose technique to create a feeling of what defines many of the Vencian building's ambience today.

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...