My Pandemic Painting + Dolphin- Venice, Italy

I call my “Pandemic Painting” not so much for the significance of the subject matter and yes, because of the subject matter. If you’ve ever spent time in Venice, Italy you would be aware of the crush of tourism and what it has done to one of our most cherished and charming spots on earth. It’s been inundated with huge crowds in San Marco Square and giant cruise ships blocking the entrance to the tiny picturesque canals that make up the backbone of Venice…but especially the water itself was a non-translucent green whereby you could not see more than the surface. So along comes the PANDEMIC and tourists disappear and the cruise ships disappear and Viola!! The water is clear again, so much so that jellyfish have returned to the charming liquid passageways and a dolphin has been photographed where speedboat taxis once plyed the canals. I kept this in mind while working on this painting if for no other reason than to aptly title it “MY PANDEMIC MASTERPIECE”. I would love to re-visit Venizie to see for myself that we can save something so worthwhile. 30"x40" Oil on Canvas 2020