Venetian Door on the Canal

 There are so many doors along the smaller canals. You can really see the effect and erosion of the wood at the bottom of this one. Yes, the water sometimes rises that high in the canals…the times of acqua alta (high water).

Arches and Arches

 Up near the Rialto  Mercado is a strip of very old buildings that are presently very popular bars. They area around the other side from this view. They all have wonderful views of the Grand Canal and the gondola station. I was attracted to the back of the bars with all the arches and shadows.

Calle Across the Canal

 Here in Venice I just wander until I find a spot that calls me. Often it is a small street or Calle across a small canal.

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Corte Dei Pozzi

 Turn a corner in Venice and you find another great view.

Campo San Polo

 We are renting an apartment in Campo San Polo. I did a composite sketch of vignettes from the area. Most of the squares or campos have fountains. Perfect to fill water bottle or get a drink. The pigeons love it too. 

Below that is a face…part lion and part human over one of the doors.

On the top right is a group of trees that provide welcome shade to those seated underneath.

The sketch on the bottom right is another smaller tree that provides a little shade. Behind it you can see one of the awnings of Trattoria San Polo. We’ve eaten there quite a few times. It is close to our apartment and you don’t have to cross a bridge to get there, and the food is good. That makes it a winner in my eyes.

Rialto Mercado

 When we come to Venice we are usually here for several weeks, so sometimes I cook dinner instead of going out. My favorite places for food shopping are the stands at the Rialto Mercado. There are wonderful stands filled with a great assortment of fruits and vegetables, some of which I don’t see at home. There is also a wonderful fish market that gets very crowded and isn’t easy to sketch. But I will sketch it while we are here.

Canal View #1

 There are so many wonderful views along the canals. All this one is missing is a gondola.