Geroge Devlin in Venice

You have got to go there some time in your life. Venice is simply the most fantastic city on the planet. It is an idea that overloads your senses from the moment you exit the train station and enter a kind of Waterworld that even Disney couldn't have dreamed up. A place where all the normal hectic hustle and bustle of a busy city is carried out on roads made of water, which sweep and wash past the most seductive backdrop of buildings ever assembled by man. This painting by George Devlin captures that happy, seductive collage of architecture, water and atmosphere that makes me ache for another visit every time I think of it. In the meantime, I can look at George's painting and know that someone else was equally moved by the way Venice is a celebration of our ability as human beings to make the impossible possible and that if we pay very careful attention, if we look with the mindful intensity of an true artist, we can capture the essence on canvas, take it home and allow other people to share in the moment. You can see more of George's wonderful work on http://www.georgedevlin.com