Colore Del Canale

“Colore Del Canale” is the sixth painting in a series “Serie di Venezia” featuring interesting scenes I have witnessed in my travels to Venice Italy. This is another slight departure from the others in the Series, focusing more on splashes of color found in a muted alley. This is one of my favourites from the Series but more importantly, it is my wife’s all time favourite painting I have done so far and she does not want me to sell, thus explaining the current price tag. Buyer beware, haha.

This piece is painted on a pre-stretched canvas and framed with a custom frame I made. This painting is complete and ready to hang.

Painting Details:

(All materials used are a mix from mid-late 90’s and contemporary replacements)

-Pre-Stretched Canvas, 18x24” and personally prepared with Gesso and an additional original painting “under coat”

-Brushes; Grumbacher Bristle, Flat #2, #3, #4, Round #1, Winsor & Newton -Bristle Filbert #2, Princeton Bristle Flat #2, #3

-Paint; Winsor & Newton Artist Colour, Winsor & Newton Winton, Grumbacher PreTested (back when it was good) and Gamblin Artist Oil. 16 different base colors mixed to hue and varying thickness. Liquin and Colbalt dryer agents used to thin paint and speed-up drying time

- Final painting was sealed using 2 coats of Gamvar High Gloss after three (3) month “drying” time

Custom Frame Details:

Shadow Box style frame made of Red Oak by the Artist exclusively for this painting in 2020.

- Frame dimensions are 20”h x 26” w x 2 1/8”d

- Shadow width ¼” from canvas to frame and the frame edge width is 3/4” wide

- Frame is Stained and Varnished with 2 coats of Dark Ebony Satin finish

- 100lb. rated picture cable (overkill I know…) through stainless steel eye-hooks is used to hang the entire piece. (6lbs. total weight for canvas and frame)

As always, I welcome the opportunity to discuss making a similar Original Commissioned Piece (it will NOT be a copy, but shall have the same feel as the original).