The Golden Hour Venezia

Oil on linen.

24x30x1.50"

"The Golden Hour" was inspired by my experiences in the magical city of Venice, Italy. Venice, poised between sea and land, is a place where light, shade, color, and reflection merge and recombine in a watery environment. In this mirrored world, past and present seem to coexist. History’s shadows slide in and out of darkened alleys.
The color and light found in the artworks of the Venetian painters Bellini, Carpaccio, Giorgione, Titian, Tintoretto, Veronese, and Tiepolo, seen up close in the city of their creation, have been revelatory for me. Their works glow like light upon water. Reflected, sparkling light bouncing off canals, “gibigiane” in Venetian dialect is akin to the liquid nature of transparent oils glowing from within, as if light lived within the pigment.
This painting is a companion piece to "Golden Hour - Venice." These two artworks act as pillars for my Venice/Venezia series of artworks inspired by the two water lapped cities.