Friday, January 25, 2008

Illustration Friday: Tales and Legends


"Venetian Nite" is my submission for Illustration Friday's "Tales and Legends". It is a dimensional painting I made for a friend that I traveled with in Italy. This is a scene from Venice. We rode in a gondola every night so I have many impressions of the buildings in the water at night. Many Tales and Legends have been written and told about the beauty, charm and intrigue in Venice.

30 comments:

studio lolo said...

I can only imagine how magical Venice is! Your friend is lucky to have this :)

soulbrush said...

beautiful, magical illo

murphy girl said...

i rode a gondola in venice, too, and as soon as i saw this i knew it was venice! fun!

Roberta said...

Lovely!
I would love to go to Venice! What wonderful memories you must have.

Anonymous said...

Valgal!

Remember how fun Venice was and how many gondola rides we took? I want all of us to go to Prague together because you will LOVE the architecture there too.

CU soon. xoxox

-dd

Krimo said...

Sighs... The Bridge of Sighs!
I haven't been to Venice yet.
As they say in Italian: "Un di questi giorni."
Lovely piece, Val.
I see the cat is still after the fish!

NANCY LEFKO said...

purely beautiful...the colors, the light, the mood....lovely.

Anonymous said...

Beautiful.

Unknown said...

what great memories and how sweet to have made this for your friend...

the colour and comp is perfect...

Cheers,
Diana

Digital Scott's Illustrationblog said...

Absolutely enchanting!!! Very impressive.

isay said...

i like how you made the texture of the buildings and the colors to differentiate the uniqueness of each. You have given it some touch of old and modern impression.

your friend is lucky to have this.

Ces Adorio said...

Anywahere with you would be an adventure. Your friend is very lucky indeed to have this painting and most especially to have you.

Ces Adorio said...

It seems I can't spell this morning.

Ellen Byrne said...

Ah, yes, Venice! Bella! Bella!

Teri said...

It looks SO magical. Wonderful!

Liz Jones said...

Ooo-- I like this! Would love to see Venice someday!

kj said...

venice with a friend: a little bit of heaven....

:)

bog_art said...

So beautiful!!.. I can imagen all the tales of this city.. I hope I have the opportunity to see it one day..

Anonymous said...

You do such amazing work! I always love coming here!

Also thank you for your kind words on my blog. I appreciate them more than I can ever say!

Hugs! Annax

Catnapping said...

the socks tickled me! and the moon looks soooo happy. i wish i could live in your paintings.

Brine Blank said...

Very light and airy...great feel to this...

JC said...

This is such a beautiful painting Val! I just love Venice and found it to be truly one of the most magical places to ever visit. You've captured it so well here! =)

Gillian Mowbray said...

Oh now that's clever. It took my tired old eyes a minute or two to realise that the painting merges into the frame - almost an optical illusion.
This is another perfect confection. You should take up icing cales!

Josh (musarter) said...

Venice seems like a place that is out of tale or legend. Nice painting; as usual I like the use of color alot.

Unknown said...

Ooh!! Gorgeous, Val!!! :)

froggie is... said...

holey figs, val!!!! lookit all of that detail...the roses, twining around the pillar, the notches in the bridgeways...just lovely! the color is transporting...like, beachwashed doors and windows...wonderful illio!

Tony LaRocca said...

You make it all look like such a cute place.

sketched out said...

That's just magical! I've always wanted to go to Venice (the Venetian in Las Vegas just isn't the same I suspect.) Your painting is making want to book a flight right now!

imwithsully said...

Do you ever sleep? This is awesome "friend" work!!!!!

Janice Ykema said...

wow... such dreams one would have with images such as these surrounding one.