Venetian backwater no1
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Several years ago, I made my first trip to Venice. I was bowled over by the city, which seemed so familiar, thanks to Canaletto. As you might expect, I took a lot of photos, but I was keen to see beyond the Grand Canal. The result was a number of pictures of the "side roads", small canals in the more residential areas. This painting is the first of three that will show these less well-known areas of a beautiful city. The painting is on a deep-edge canvas, painted with high quality artists oils.
About the Artist
David Raison
I am a self-taught artist specialising in oil landscapes and still life. Learning by trying has been supplemented by various adult education evening classes, the most successful of which was at Epsom and run by Shuhua Jin. In September 2005, I took part in Granada TV’s “A Brush With Fame”, a…
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