St Mark's domes, Venice, Italy

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What an amazing view, really well painted

Posted by Annie Davenport on Thu 21 Dec 09:57:30

Stunning viewpoint

Posted by Tony Auffret on Thu 21 Dec 10:20:24

Wonderful!

Posted by Tessa Gwynne on Thu 21 Dec 10:26:26

Brilliant painting Mark.

Posted by Rachel Mansell on Thu 21 Dec 13:06:04

Amazing painting, Mark, wonderful viewpoint and great background.

Posted by Cesare Romano on Thu 21 Dec 14:58:40

Gosh this is a wonderful composition for this beautiful painting Mark.

Posted by Margaret Beynon on Thu 21 Dec 15:35:39

Wow!

Posted by Carolyn Parkinson on Thu 21 Dec 16:01:33

Wonderful painting Mark

Posted by Russell Edwards on Thu 21 Dec 16:06:15

A great sense of height in this, I feel quite dizzy. Brilliant

Posted by Fred Elwell on Thu 21 Dec 16:11:44

Thank you all for your lovely comments. This is one of those that worked right from start to finish. Very satisfying when that happens.

Posted by Mark Buck on Thu 21 Dec 16:36:20

Great

Posted by Maureen Sherman on Thu 21 Dec 16:52:21

Super composition and lovely values!

Posted by Guy Bailey on Thu 21 Dec 17:51:51

Superb Mark!

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Thu 21 Dec 18:32:32

Excellent work Mark!

Posted on Sat 23 Dec 21:56:00

Lovely sense of recession. Lovely. There seems to be a point in the background at which the distant roof tops are not indicated with pencil, just wonderful gestural brush strokes.

Posted by Phil Rogers on Sun 28 Jan 16:35:18

Hang on Studio Wall

21/12/2017

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My pentax K1000 was not up to photographing this in the 80's as I only had a 50mm lense. When I went back this year nothing had changed except camera tech. Incredible light with blue shadows that I didn't really get in the photo but remembered enough to paint.

About the Artist

Mark Buck

Mark Buck, studied for a degree in illustration at Bower Ashton Art College in Bristol. He has illustrated for magazines, newspapers, books, advertising hoardings and played guitar at the Jazz Cafe in London, on occasion with Bo Diddley. Mark paints watercolour in an energetic and loose style,…

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