>Sinking St. Mark's Square Painting - Finished!

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Time to celebrate! :D

Finally, after 4.5 months of beading and painting, I have finished my Sinking St. Mark's Square painting! I feel very accomplished! :D

This piece consists of extreme bead embroidery.

Glass seed beads, Murano glass beads, hammered gold crosses, felt, and acrylic paints were used to create a beaded St. Mark's Basilica & Campanile. These pieces were then stitched to a 24" x 36" acrylic painted canvas depicting a beaded acqua alta.

This painting will forever remind me of the fragile state of Venice, Italy - a magical city that remains in my heart always. ♥

Sinking St. Mark's Square (Venice, Italy). Bead embroidery on painted canvas.

24" x 36" (32cm x 46cm).

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