Francesco Guardi's Views of Venice - Landscapes Through Time with David Dunlop - Episode #202

Francesco Guardi's Views of Venice - From Emmy Award winning PBS series Landscapes Through Time with David Dunlop (Program 202, Season Two) (English Subtitles) David travels to many magical locations in Venice that were painted by the great 18th century Venetian landscape painter, Francesco Guardi (1712-1783), a few years younger than Giovanni Antonio Canal, commonly known as Canaletto (1697 - 1768. David creates a pen and ink drawing and wash of the beautiful Venetian baroque church, Santa Maria della Salute, discussing Francesco Guardi’s use and understanding of perspective. He then travels to Guardi’s home district of the Cannaregio and paints an oil demonstration of the same canal scene painted by Guardi and Canaletto, exploring Guardi’s spirited brushstrokes, his sense of the melancholy and vivacity of Venice and his expressive skies. Introduction to Francesco Guardi and his Paintings: Begins at 00:00 minutes Pen and ink drawing and wash of the beautiful Venetian baroque church, Santa Maria della Salute: Begins at 04:26 minutes Composition and Diagram for a view of theCannaregio for David's Oil Sketch: Begins at 07:33 minutes Palette Discussion: Begins at 09:22 minutes Oil Painting Demonstration: Begins at 08:40 minutes Conclusion of Oil Painting: Begins at 18:22 minutes Conclusion: Begins at 24.27 minutes Oil Palette: Transparent Red Oxide; Ultramarine Blue; Scheveningen Blue Light (Copper Based Azurite Blue); Titanium White; Vermillion; and Lemon Yellow. Medium - LInseed Oil and a drop of Turpenoid. Producers: SimmonsArt and David Dunlop Host and Painter: David Dunlop Directors: Connie Simmons and David Dunlop Writers: David Dunlop and Connie Simmons Editor: Connie Simmons Join David and SimmonsArt for David's live online Landscape Painting Workshops and More Painting programs: www.daviddunlop.com Landscapes Through Time with David Dunlop (Seasons One and Two) is an innovative, lively, and entertaining Emmy® and CINE Golden Eagle Award winning PBS series that takes you to the actual locations in France, Italy and the United States that inspired the great artists Claude Monet, Pierre Auguste Renoir, Paul Cezanne, J.M.W. Turner, John Singer Sargent, Francesco Guardi, James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Winslow Homer, and the Hudson River artists to create some of their most iconic works. These half-hour programs explore the lives, techniques, and inspiration of these master artists through a combination of discussion and demonstration in the beautiful locations that inspired them. Inspired by David Dunlop’s infectious enthusiasm and encyclopedic knowledge, Landscapes Through Time combines art, history, travel, philosophy, science and technique to explore the lives and art of a wide range of different artists, creating a new way for artists as well as a general audience to experience and visually participate in the power and magic of the act of artistic creation.