Spanish landscape artist Blai Tomas Ibanez captures the unique light and character of ‘La Serenissima’ in his beautiful and evocative scenes. His lyrical style, luminous palette and poetic perspective bring the world's most romantic city to life in intimate detail. Ibanez spent a long time in Venice and has come to know, love, and perhaps most importantly, understand this city of waterways with its crumbling palazzi, ancient bridges and iconic gondolas. Painting outdoors on location, he works directly with acrylics on canvas, choosing his subject matter as much for the light as for the elements of the scene. This leads him to a spontaneous way of working that gives each piece a sense of natural movement and a gentle energy, especially when combined with his beautifully controlled understanding of light and shadow, textures and reflections.
