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Carnevale Sunrise Venice Italy Costumed Couple Carnival Fat Tuesday Pastel Painting on Pastelbord
Detail of Couple in Venetian costumes pastel painting Carnevale Sunrise Venice Italy Costumed Couple Carnival Fat Tuesday
Texture Detail of sunrise, water and the poles that secure the gondola in Venice Italy
Original framed pastel painting of a couple in bright orange Carnevale costumes in Venice, Italy.  They stand in front of a row of gondolas, parked along the Grand Canal near Piazza San Marco
Colorful pastel paintings hung in a corridor brighten the room.  Carnevale Sunrise is a framed pastel painting shown next to others to give an idea of how the 16 x 20 inch artwork looks in context of home decor.
Detail of the gondolas painted in black, blue and silvers is featured in this detail of a painting in pastels.  Artist signature Kelly Borsheim is shown in the lower right corner.
An example of the pastel print of Carnevale Sunset framed with white mat and large beveled silver frame.  hung over home office for student.
Pastel painting on Pastelbord gives solid support for the artwork.  Prints available (see link in description) but also the original artwork, framed with Museum Glass for far fewer reflections to enjoy the art by Kelly Borsheim... Colorful painting of Carnevale in Italy Venezia
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  • Load image into Gallery viewer, Texture Detail of sunrise, water and the poles that secure the gondola in Venice Italy
  • Load image into Gallery viewer, Original framed pastel painting of a couple in bright orange Carnevale costumes in Venice, Italy.  They stand in front of a row of gondolas, parked along the Grand Canal near Piazza San Marco
  • Load image into Gallery viewer, Colorful pastel paintings hung in a corridor brighten the room.  Carnevale Sunrise is a framed pastel painting shown next to others to give an idea of how the 16 x 20 inch artwork looks in context of home decor.
  • Load image into Gallery viewer, Detail of the gondolas painted in black, blue and silvers is featured in this detail of a painting in pastels.  Artist signature Kelly Borsheim is shown in the lower right corner.
  • Load image into Gallery viewer, An example of the pastel print of Carnevale Sunset framed with white mat and large beveled silver frame.  hung over home office for student.
  • Load image into Gallery viewer, Pastel painting on Pastelbord gives solid support for the artwork.  Prints available (see link in description) but also the original artwork, framed with Museum Glass for far fewer reflections to enjoy the art by Kelly Borsheim... Colorful painting of Carnevale in Italy Venezia

Carnevale Sunrise Venice Italy Costumed Couple Carnival Fat Tuesday

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  • Pastel on Pastelbord Panel
  • 16 x 20 inches
  • Available, Framed with Museum Glass (non-reflective brand)

Carnevale Sunrise ~ Original Pastel Painting

FRAMED with Museum Glass [trademark for a non-reflective glass]

     Don't you just LOVE costumes?  Like art, costumes allow us to express our personalities in usual ways. The mysteries of a mask, the fantastically bright colors that one might not otherwise want to wear, and the shapes, oh, the shapes: how marvelous is life!

    But although I adore people in costume, I do not always love being surrounded by hoards of people. So, some years ago when I went to Venice, Italy, for the famous Carnevale festival, I took a train from Florence at 1 am and arrived in Venice before the sun came up. [Anyone who knows me can understand what an effort for me this was!]

    It was worth the effort. The city was vacant and silent. Walking along alleyways while following the many canals in such silence was almost spiritual. Signs of life began to emerge as the dark night slowly turned into a dark blue. Local merchants began moving in fresh fish and other goods with small dollies. No one greeted me or even looked my way - locals are used to tourists and no doubt relish these quiet moments to themselves.

    The morning was cold as I stopped somewhere to slip my costume over my clothes. I found an old mirror or maybe it was only a reflective window somewhere near the fish market, and checked the fringe on my mask. Then I made my way down to the famous Piazza San Marco.

    The sun was rising. That is something I rarely get to see, so I made my way over to the water's edge. What a glorious sight! The skies. The sleeping gondolas. The waters of Venice. And the costumes were out. The figures moved in the most theatrical of ways. Such drama in the quiet morning!  Romance and intrigue.

 

Interested in prints?  Several sizes to choose from.  Go here:

https://www.etsy.com/borsheimarts/listing/955086927/colorful-venice-italy-painting-carnival

 

Another work about Venice is Memories of Venice is here.  Check it out.


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