Painted on location downtown. This place was moved to put up a high rise, and I was glad it got preserved. I forgot my paintbrushes and painted this with a q tip and the back of a pencil eraser.
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Roman Forum
Castel Sant’Angelo
Frari Church
Venetian Lagoon
Grand Canal, Venice
Just before dawn on the Grand Canal in Venice.
Campo dei Frari, Venice
Venice in December is a magical place of mists and Christmas lights, fluffy panettone and mulled red wine. But the dawn comes late and the days are short. Between my desire to go see all the churches and palaces and paintings in museums and my jet lag, I went out painting most mornings at 6 AM.
In a piano nobile apartment to the left flickering blue light told me someone was up early, watching morning TV. Just before dawn, yellow lights began to flick on in apartments around the square, and the Frari church doors opened around 7. An antique priest shuffled out and stood there, watching.