Sketches of Venice

I went to Venice, Italy last week and took along my sketchbook. These sketches were all done quickly, mainly because I was usually leaning against a wall, being bumped by swarms of passing tourists. I haven’t sketched from real life like this in a while, and I was surprised by how it changed the way I looked at the city. Maybe taking a few minutes to sketch down what you see has a way of burning the image into your memory. At least I hope so.

So, here’s 28 of the sketches I did over a 3 day period. Some of them are terrible, a few of them are good (I’ll let you decided which are which), but I hope all of them helped me form a better connection with this incredible place.

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1 (3-30-14)

sketch-2

2 (3-30-14)

sketch-3

3 (3-30-14)

sketch-4

4 (3-30-14)

sketch-5

5 (3-30-14)

sketch-6

6 (3-30-14)

sketch-7

7 (3-30-14)

sketch-8

8 (3-30-14)

sketch-9

9 (3-31-14)

sketch-10

10 (3-31-14)

sketch-11

11 (3-31-14)

sketch-12

12 (3-31-14)

sketch-13

13 (3-31-14)

sketch-14

14 (3-31-14)

sketch-15

15 (3-31-14)

sketch-16

16 (3-31-14)

sketch-17

17 (3-31-14)

sketch-18

18 (3-31-14)

sketch-19

19 (3-31-14)

sketch-20

20 (3-31-14)

sketch-21

21 (4-1-14)

sketch-22

22 (4-1-14)

sketch-23

23 (4-1-14)

sketch-24

24 (4-1-14)

sketch-25

25 (4-1-14)

sketch-26

26 (4-1-14)

sketch-27

27 (4-1-14)

sketch-28

28 (4-1-14)

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