Revelry in Venice

by Susan Maxwell Schmidt

Title

Revelry in Venice

Artist

Susan Maxwell Schmidt

Medium

Pastel - Digital Pastel Painting

Description

"Revelry in Venice"

A digital pastel painting of two revelers aside a canal at the Carnival of Venice (Carnevale de Venezia), an annual Italian festival that coincides with our own New Orleans Mardi Gras. The extravagant Venetian costumes and volto masks are among the most stunning of any of the worldwide spring festivals. I used vibrant hues of cobalt blue, violet purple and just a touch of mauve on a black, white and gray background for the revelers. Loosely based on a photograph. Please visit my Portraiture art gallery to see more of my portrait artwork.

Contests and Awards:
6.18.23 FAA "Summer Carnival Workshop" Contest: 3rd Place
3.25.18 FAA "People Celebrating Spring" Contest: 1st Place (tie)

This image was honored by being featured in the following outstanding gallery groups at Fine Art America:
Waiting Room Art
Worldly Art
The SPACE Between
Your Very Best Photography
Pictures for Present
Surreal Perspectives
The Artistic Aperture
Tile Designs for Backsplashes
Whimsy
The Best 30,000 Artworks
Pin Me
Images That Excite You
FAA Collectors Group
Fine Arts Professionals
Exploration Photography
Life Is Not so Black and White, or Is It
No Place Like Home
ABC Group - Open Week
Arts Fantastic World
Distinctive Paintography
Art Impressionism to Realism
Celebrating Coastal Cultures

Copyright 2017 Susan Maxwell Schmidt, all rights reserved. Original unedited base photograph courtesy of fellow photographer Pedro Lastra.

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March 31st, 2017

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