Venice Art Trek, Day 2: Murano and Burano
7" x 5" • textured oil painting by Niki Gulley
On the second day of our Venice Art Trek, we headed to the islands of Murano and Burano. First Murano, famous for its beautiful glass, to see a glass blowing demonstration and tour the museum. Then, onto Burano which is known as a fishing community (and for the homemade lace that they make there), and to help the fisherman find their houses while coming back from sea, they painted their homes every color of the rainbow. With the picturesque canals and so many great colored buildings to choose from, it's hard to pick a single subject matter! We were drawn to this quiet location, however, and the vibrant blue stucco wall with that morning's laundry being hung out to dry screamed to be painted. Today I chose to work with thick oil paint and palette knife to capture the rough surface of the walls, resulting in a final painting which is loaded with texture and color.
Painting and photographing in Burano.
If you'd like to join us on one of our upcoming Art Treks, please let me know.
For more details, E-mail Niki@NikiGulley.com or go to nikigulley.com/artreks.
Paris, France – June 19-27, 2014
Provence, France – June 26 – July 4, 2014 - wait list only
Tuscany, Italy – Sept. 5-13, 2014
Cinque Terre and Lake Como, Italy – Sept. 12-21, 2014
Athens and Santorini, Greece – May 2015
French Riviera - June 2015
Provence, France - June 2015
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