Venice ~ December 2013

Catherine Hale
Ponte di Rialto
5"x7" oil on canvas
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 William Beebe
"Tired in Venice"
9" sq - Pastel
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 Eileen Black
"Art For Sale"
Transparent Watercolor
9x12 inches
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 Lila Miller
canali di venezia
acrylic and ink on 9" x 12"canvasboard
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 Marie-Claude Sauze
watercolor
calle Predrocchi Dorsoduro
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 Sherry Schmidt
Gouache
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 Sherry Schmidt
Watercolor
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Loretta Stephenson
"Are You Here, My Love?"
Calla di San Marco
Venice Italy
9 x 12 acrylic on wrapped canvas
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 Eileen Black
"North of the Bridge of Sighs"
Transparent Watercolor, 9x12 inches
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 Janet Burns
micron and watercolor
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 Anja Essler
"Calle Preti Cannaregio"
15 x 15 cm, oil on canvas board

 Nancie Johnson
"Brick Walkway along the Canal"
Venice, Italy
9x12 Acrylic
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 Nancie Johnson
"2 Gondolas"
Venice, Italy
9x12 Acrylic
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 Janell Nishida
"Riva degli Schiavoni, Venice"
7x11 watercolor
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 Suzanne Queen
Canali di Venezia, Venice, Italy
4 in x 6 in, Watercolor and Ink
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 Justine Valla
Venice Canal
Watercolor on hand made paper
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Yevgenia Watts
Italian Window
10x6.5" Ink and watercolor on paper

 Rick Eakins
"RISTORANTE IVO"
Canali di Venezia, Italy
8" x 10" (Oil on Canvas Board)
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 Indira Govindan
Water boats on Riva degli Schiavoni
Watercolor on Arches rough, 8.5" by 11"
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 Judith Alsop Miles
“Rio di San Boldo”
Line and wash 23 x 18 cm
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 Dave Rolstone
Salizada San Stae
Oil on Board 12" x 15"
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Murilo Romeiro
Calle Fondamenta Megio
Unipin Mitsubishi 0,5/ 0,1  and watercolor (20x29cm)
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Rebecca Wang
"St. Maria Basilica"
Oil on F4
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 Eric Belk
"Venice Doorway"
Oil on 9" x 12" canvas panel
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 Mike Bergen
“Otto Nove Cento”
9X12 Ink/Watercolor

 Marie-Claude
watercolor
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 William Cook
Oil, 11x14
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 Jeanne Grant
"Teens Being Teens"
Colored Pencil
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 Gail Ishmael
Watercolor with ink

 Nancie Johnson
"Venice Blues"
Venice, Italy
9x12 Acrylic
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 Sylvia J Larsen
"Venetian" Red
6 1/2 X 10 " Watercolor
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 Patricia Musgrave
Venice at Night
acrylic on canvas
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 Tom Ohman
Ink and Pencil
Rialto Bridge
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 Patricia J. Powers
"Venetian Masks"
Oil on masonite 8" x 10"
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Mario Vukelic
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 Eileen Black
"View from the Bridge"
Transparent Watercolor, 9x12 inches
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 Charlene Brown
Side View of St Mark's
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 Mitchell Brown
"Calle Cavalli Castello, Venice, Veneto, Italy"
11"x14", acrylic on canvas
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 Janet Burns
At the Market
watercolor
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 Rosemary Cantrell
Riva degli Schiavoni, Venice
8 X 10 Artbar water soluble wax bar
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Nicola Dalbenzio
Venice Statue
Watercolor
1/4 sheet
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 Sue Field
Venice, Italy
Pastel

 Wendy Manning
Burano- Venezia
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 Carol Nuernberger
Canali di Venezia
12X16 Acrylic
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Roberta Schmidt
Veneto
Venice, Italy
11x 14 inch acrylic painting on stretched canvas
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 Anne Arsenault
acrylic on canvas, 9"x12"
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  Stanley Epperson
Stanalleto In Venice
Oil on 8X8 canvas panel

 Pedro Martin
31 x41 cm
Riva degli Schiavoni, Venice
Watercolor on paper

 Tom Ohman
Ink and pencil
Canali di Venezia
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Murilo Romeiro
wallnut ink  and watercolor (20x29cm)
Grand Canal Veneza
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Carolyn Weir
"Bloomin Laundry"
Watercolor on 140 lb Arches Paper
11" x 15"
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 Dennis Bailey
Quartiere Venezia, Italia
(Venice Neighborhood, Italy)
Acrylic Paint on canvas
9 x 12"
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 Eric Belk
"Washing Day, Venice"
Oil on 8 x 10 canvas panel
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 Mike Bergen
9X12 ink/Wash
“Back Door"

 Charlene Brown
Corner of Calle dello Spezier and Calle Fondamenta Megio
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 Marsha Gordon
'Canali di Venzia'
Quarter sheet
140lb Arches

 Mico
"Venise canal ocre-rouge"
watercolor

 Mico
"Venise near San Marco"
watercolor

 Christine Parker
8x10 acrylic on gesso board
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Béliza Mendes
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 Anthony Billings
watercolor/ink 9x12
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Jean-Michel Gruet
watercolor 36x48

 Gwen Gordon
"Oleander Alley"
watercolor
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 Rick Harder
Venetian Blue
Pastel on Wallis Paper
8" x 10"
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 Jerry Mulnix
Venice Italy - San Giorgio
acrylic
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Linda Popple
Venice, Italy
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 Anne Arsenault
9"x12" acrylic on canvas

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 Mike Bergen
12X16 Oil Painting
“Venice”

 Nicola Dalbenzio
Italy, Venice Boat House
Watercolor
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 Jean-Michel Gruet
aquarelle 22x48

 George Hall II
10"x 8" Oil on Canvas Board
Fondamenta Fenice, Venice, Veneto, Italy
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 Janell Nishida
"On the Canali di Venezia"
10.5x14.5 watercolor
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 Lisa Montesanti
Venice canal
16x20 oil on canvas

 Julie Manning
Calle Farnese,Venice

 Irene Kwang
Canali de Venezia
Watercolor 9x5

Eszter Szicso
Viale Giardini Pubblici
Oil on board, 22 x 29 cm
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 Tom Anderson
12x12 oil

 Julie Manning
Ink and watercolour

Roberta Schmidt
The Venetian Boat
6 x 8 inch acrylic on mixed media paper

 Nicola Dalbenzio
Campo San Giacomo dell Orio
Watercolor, 6x9
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 Rick Harder
7-1/4" x 81/2"  -  Pastel on Canson 75lb. Brown Pastel Paper
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 Julie Manning
Ink and watercolour

Murilo Romeiro
wallnut ink  and watercolor (20x29cm)
Veneza - vista de Calle Trevisan
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Bill Guffey

Venice Courtyard

16" x 20", oil 

Our December 2013 Paintout is

Venice

Open for participation from December 1st thru December 31st

View Larger Map

You'll find an interactive map of Venice above, though you can't access the little yellow pegman from that map. Use the link below it, "View Larger Map", and the map will appear on your monitor; drag the little Yellow Man onto the map, let go while he's over a blue area, and start exploring. Find an interesting subject/area. Change it all you want. Or paint it straight up as you see it. Instructions are in the sidebar to the right. Any questions, ask 'em in the comments or email me directly. 

This month we travel to Venice, Italy! Ah...Venice. I've always wanted to travel there, and I'll bet you have too. Here is our chance. This recent Street View release has excited me more than any recent one. Extremely beautiful and romantic, Venice has a painting at every view. Enjoy!

 IMPORTANT! PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING...

It is necessary to stress the importance of a couple of rules. One is the image size issue. It states in the rules in the right sidebar on this blog that the image has to be at a resolution of 72 and no larger than 1000 pixels on the widest side. Submissions not following the rules will not be posted. 

IGNORE THE BLUE DOTS! It appears that Google has now added every user submitted photograph to the maps in the form of blue dots. Make sure your reference comes from the actual Street View application and not a photograph. Thanks. 

Also, each artist must include the URL of the location that the artwork is based upon. To find the URL is easy. In the maps mode, while looking at your scene you have chosen, click the "LINK" button at the top LEFT of the screen, check the "Short URL" button. With that link highlighted simply copy it and paste into your email with your submission. (How do you not lose your location? Click "SEND" with your view up and email it to yourself.) Remember, these buttons are found at the top left of the map.

Also, I've started including Location Links to each artwork posted. If you want a link to your reference included with your information please make sure you include the SHORT URL for the reference with your submission. If the SHORT URL isn't used the Location Link will not be included. Thanks! 

So there you go. Should be extremely easy. If your submission doesn't show up on the blog, please check the list near the top in the sidebar entitled, "Don't see your submission? This could be the reason..." Thanks.  

Thanks again to Google, as they have given their permission for artists to use Street View as a reference for paintings that can then be sold without fear of copyright infringement.

And thank you, artists, for participating.

Remember, participation is open to all levels of artistic ability.

NOW LET'S HAVE SOME FUN!