The Painting Page

 A Splendid Italian Wedding Invitation

I might call this post Throw Back Wednesday!  Because this painting is one that I produced quite a few years ago. It came back to the forefront when another customer asked for something similar and I showed her this work... A custom watercolor of the wedding venue created as a gift to the groom from the bride. The painting was then reduced in size to use as a part of the wedding invitation. How amazingly wonderful!

 Castello di Vinciglevate is a restored castle nestled in the foothills of Florence Itlay.  It was to be the wedding venue for my client! The bride designed the invitations with a smaller print of my painting in the background. It was such a creative and beautiful idea. Each invitation was so customized.

The original painting was then framed as a wedding gift for the groom to hang in their home to remember their special day for many years to come.

 The Painting Process...

I began with a drawing, adding as much detail as possible. And there was a lot of that!

Then I brought on the watercolors and began the painting process.

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It's almost done here! Just a few more sections and it was ready for shipping!

Complete!

What a joy it was to work with the bride on this project. She was such a lovely person and I loved seeing the pictures of the wedding. Nothing but sweet memories!  Thanks so much for dropping by today. I'll be here with a new painting every Wednesday.  Hope to see you!!!