Whilst there I did some copper plate etchings, and started doing collographs again (in a slightly more experimental way, having watched a workshop).I also started a piece on wood...
The work that I started there is ongoing, and I am currently working on more etchings and collographs based on the trip,alongside my new commission- even though I may not have finished as many plates as I hoped to while there! I hope to do some more imaginative pieces combining my memories of the city, and stories of its past.
I think that the inspiration and ideas I gained there will influence my work for a long time to come...
This is one finished plate; a copperplate etching with aquatint, showing the view from the back studio of the Scuola. I didn't work by this window, (another artist did) but I went to visit it to see the view often!
Below are some sketches that I did there, when the weather was good...(I thought I had better make the most of it, while I could)
This post will be added to soon, with further work from and inspired by Venice.