Venice 2005
2005 Venice Series “Where paths meet”, Marlborough Open Studios, Wiltshire
Also shown at L’Istituto Dante Alighieri, Padova
Venice is the stimulus for this series a place which has fascinated me since my first visit in 2000. It has a particular historical connection as my great grandfather, artist Louis Cockrell visited Venice over 100 years ago (1904). From here evolved my desire to retrace his footsteps.
I was particularly inspired by the sensation of being completely surrounded by the lagoon, the calm, the effects of the light on the water, the reflections, the shadows, the wooden poles “le briccole” which pierce the stillness of the water, the mist that encircles the city like a halo uniting the lagoon and the sky.
I also studied the silhouettes “profiles of Venice” of both traditional and known vistas comparing them to the “other Venice”, the industrial area and the port. See Exhibitions for a full description.
Also shown at L’Istituto Dante Alighieri, Padova
Venice is the stimulus for this series a place which has fascinated me since my first visit in 2000. It has a particular historical connection as my great grandfather, artist Louis Cockrell visited Venice over 100 years ago (1904). From here evolved my desire to retrace his footsteps.
I was particularly inspired by the sensation of being completely surrounded by the lagoon, the calm, the effects of the light on the water, the reflections, the shadows, the wooden poles “le briccole” which pierce the stillness of the water, the mist that encircles the city like a halo uniting the lagoon and the sky.
I also studied the silhouettes “profiles of Venice” of both traditional and known vistas comparing them to the “other Venice”, the industrial area and the port. See Exhibitions for a full description.
