Portfolio : Venice
Invisible Cities
The movement of light on water, marble and mosaic dissolves into air the facades of the palazzi on the Grand Canal. The title pays my respects to Italo Calvino’s wonderful book of the same name, in which Marco Polo invents tales of magical cities for his host, the Chinese ruler Kublai Khan, but it gradually becomes clear that he is describing only one city, Venice.
Mixed media and gilding leaf on paper on board
26 x 78 cms
Available, mounted, framed and glazed, overall dimensions 49 x 102 cms, Price on application.
The Sea Yearns Itself Towards This City
The view of Venice from the lagoon to the Dolomite Mountains in the distance emphasises the fragility of this city built in water. The title is a quotation from the sixteenth century venetian poet Veronica Franco.
Oil on canvas
25 x 50 cms
Available, unframed, Price on application.
Laguna: Alba
The mist over the Venetian lagoon at dawn (alba in Italian) had resonances for me of Scotland (Alba in Gaelic) hence the layers of meaning in the title.
Oil on canvas
40 x 40cms
Available, unframed, Price on application.
Series : Homage to Carlo Scarpa
The architectural work of Venetian Carlo Scarpa responds to space, light and cultural context with an exquisite use of materials. Scarpa’s repetition of the square motif in the evocative, decorative rhythms of his architectural schemes for the Palazzo Querini Stampalia in Venice and the Castelvecchio in Verona has inspired this series of paintings.