Bringing the summer to a close in Burano!

This is our third and final stop in Burano, the colorful island off the coast of Italy. This series of homes is what inspired me to paint architecture around the world for fun . It birthed the idea that maybe I could paint full time! The bolder, dark colors of this home and the clothes lines and flower boxes made me eager to put paint brush to paper.

Read the first two posts to learn more about Burano’s history and why and how I painted each home:

A Little History

Laundry Lines that Caused Drama

The laundry lines strung between these houses, because I think they're just as much a part of Burano's personality as the paint itself. Fishermen's wives used to hang wash between buildings, and locals say the laundry can't be hung in a way that blocks the view of the church bell tower… so the lines zigzag every which way, practical and a little chaotic. I loved painting that texture — the fabric breaking up all that saturated color, soft where the houses are hard-edged.

Burano is on my Bucket List

Looking back at all three paintings side by side, I can see how much I loosened up between the first and the last. The pink house taught me to trust saturation. The yellow house taught me to slow down and respect the paper. This one, I think, taught me to let a little chaos into the composition — literally, with the laundry. I have a feeling it won't be the last time I paint it. Hopefully one day I will visit Burano, Italy and take my picture standing in front of each house with its corresponding painting.

Shop prints of all three!

Watercolor Materials Used

To close out the series, I'm sharing my full painting kit on this month, every product I used to make this trio come to life.

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Always feel free to reach out to me with questions!!

Amities,

Jacqueline