Florin Mihai
Romania
Early morning – Drifting gondola
This 50×70 cm mixed media artwork captures a quiet morning moment on a Venetian canal, rendered in black ink with delicate touches of gold and silver leaf on stretched canvas.
The scene unfolds in the stillness of dawn, where a gondola—untethered during the night—drifts gently through the center of the canal, its golden surface reflecting the first light of day. Along the water’s edge, grand facades of historic buildings rise in stark contrast, their architectural details finely etched in ink.
The distant church domes gleam softly in the morning sun, bathed in gold leaf, while two lanterns on a corner building still glow faintly, clinging to the final moments of night.
This evocative piece beautifully balances movement and stillness, solitude and grandeur, evoking the timeless romance of Venice awakening.