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Venice Art Trek 2014 8" x 12" pastel by Niki Gulley After we finished painting that morning, the photographers joined us for lunch when they were done shooting. We enjoyed a delicious pizza al fresco and afterwards the photographers kept shooting, the painters had some down time, and we reconnected late that afternoon to take the ferry across the canal to San Giorgio Island where a full masquerade of characters were gathered for sunset. We chose this quiet location looking back at Venice framed by the docked boats for our paintings. That night we dined on delicious seafood pasta, fresh fish and a delicious local red wine. A great first day! Scott Williams photograph of one of the costumes during Carnivalé. If you'd like to join us on one of our upcoming Art Treks, please let me know.  For more details, E-mail  Niki@NikiGulley.com  or go to  nikigulley.com/artreks. Upcoming Art Treks Paris, France – June 19-27, 2014  P...

“Dreamlike Journey,” Venice, Italy ©2012 Niki Gulley 12” x 9” pastel I created this pastel during a workshop my husband and I taught in Venice. We love the city, and there is so much inspiration there between the art, architecture, canals and magical light that it's really hard to narrow down what to paint! On this day, we decided to stick with a classic view of the canals. I like the way light peeks through the narrow passageway and leads your eye from building to building, and the gondola that happened into the scene created the perfect finishing detail. If you’d also like to experience the beauty, history and culture of Venice, join me and my husband / travel photographer, Scott Williams, for our P lein Air Painting and Photography Art Trek  to Venice during Carnivalé, Feb. 2-9 . Our unique Art Treks afford you the option to choose which aspects interest you, whether it is painting, photography, both or neither, thereby giving you an opportunity to make the...