Lovely abstraction going on here from the piece of sky to its almost twin reflection.
So far, it's my favorite of the Venice "postcards," and I think a view of Venice seldom found by the conventional tourist.
This is gorgeous. I was in Venice last fall and was constantly lost, and wonderfully so, down the narrow streets, and the choice of format here really adds to the feeling of being hemmed in by the buildings above the water. For me too this is by far my fave Venice PC up to now!
The weather is giving you an opportunity to use different kinds of light: on the water, sky, autumn [cooler], influenced by water, [rain, canals], coloured light of certain buildings reflected in the water. I love the warm (reds, golds, pink) juxtaposed with the cool (pale grey-blue sky and grey canal water) in this painting. One enriches the other. Finally, out pops that blue in the colour of the oar; we've seen a version of it before in the gondolas. Venice has turned on your creative juices, Julian, and you've given us a new and very personal impression of that sensual city. I hope certain paintings will become prints.
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