Daniel Clarke

Gondola Shadows, Painting, Watercolor on Watercolor Paper

2021

I looked out from my window, and I saw Venice, my Venice, naked in the sun— Sad, faded, and unutterably forlorn!— But still unutterably beautiful. For days and days I wandered up and down— Holding my breath in awe and ecstasy,— Following my husband to familiar haunts, Making acquaintance with his well-loved friends, Whose faces I had only seen in dreams And books and photographs and his careless talk. For days and days—with sunny hours of rest And musing chat, in that cool room of ours, Paved with white marble, on the Grand Canal; For days and days—with happy nights between, Half-spent, while little Katie lay asleep Out on the balcony, with the moon and stars. O Venice, Venice!—with thy water-streets— Thy gardens bathed...

Come out into the evening streets of the Latin Quarter. The green light lessens in the west. The city laughs and liveliest her fervid pulse of pleasure ...

Contemporary watercolor painting on paper by Polish artist Wlodzimierz Karczmarzyk. Marine painting depicting boats on a water. Artwork's style is sketch-like but realistic at the sa...

Title: British Impressionist Watercolor of Venetian Scene of a Gondola a Tranquil Canal By Anthony Avery (British 1946-2023) Original watercolor on artists paper, unframed Signed: Ye...