2017
ink & oil pastel on card 21cm x 14cm
From
Italy Sketchbook - a series of small sketches exploring the linear grandeur and decay of the architecture of Venice. In this piece warm brown ink has been used to create a monoprint of the buildings, cooled down with the grey card ground showing through and lilac pastel added to illustrate the building fronts being in shadow. In contrast the action on the canal occurs in bright sunlight with bow waves from canal craft caught in white. The line of buildings are sandwiched between vivid blues of sky and canal. The monoprint technique is selected to create broken texture and detail, implying age.