Rowing the Boat | Venice Gondola Blue Seascape Oil Painting
Rowing the Boat | Venice Gondola Blue Seascape Oil Painting
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- 100% hand-painted oil on canvas
- Delivered Framed & Ready to Hang!
- We stretch (Gallery Wrap) every canvas
- Hanging wire is attached to the back
- Any questions? Please call us on 1300 90 21 53
Framing options
Choose your finish from the options above. You only need to pick one, and the painting arrives ready for the wall.
Option 1. Outer frame, delivered framed
A gold ornate, silver ornate, modern flat black or modern flat gold frame around the stretched painting. Delivered framed and ready to hang.
Option 2. Gallery wrap, stretched and ready to hang
The frameless modern look. The canvas is stretched on a timber frame with the painted edge wrapped around, and the hanging wire is attached on the back.
Option 3. Rolled canvas, frame it yourself
The painting comes rolled in a protective art tube so you can take it to your local framer.
How our paintings are made
- 100% hand-painted in oils on canvas by university-trained professional artists. No prints, no computer-generated technique.
- Painted to order for you, then stretched or framed and checked before dispatch. Allow 21 to 28 days.
- Proofs on request. Our artists rarely need changes, but if you would like to see your painting before it ships, just ask.
Delivery and guarantee
- Free tracked delivery Australia-wide. GST included, nothing more to pay at the door.
- 30-day money-back guarantee on every order.
- Australian owned, Melbourne-based since 2013, with a local contact you can reach on 1300 90 21 53.
About Rowing the Boat
A single black gondola sits low in the foreground, its prow curving up to the right, with a pale blue folded cover across the seat. Behind it a gondolier stands in silhouette, dark and simplified, leaning into the oar. Slim timber mooring poles rise from the water at uneven angles, scattered across the whole width of the canvas. The lagoon is painted in cobalt and ultramarine with broken white and pale blue strokes running horizontally to catch the light. A domed skyline dissolves into soft grey haze along the horizon.
The handling is loose and wet-looking, with ragged dark edges where the hull meets the water and dry-brushed streaks across the ripples. The upper third stays almost empty: flat washes of pale blue and cream sky above a barely-drawn church profile. It reads as a quiet, backlit moment rather than a postcard view, with strong dark shapes set against cool light.
Suits a hallway, stairwell or bedroom wall where the tall format has room above eye level. The cobalt and black work against white, pale grey or soft sand walls, and sit well with timber furniture, linen bedding, and brushed nickel or black metal fittings. Good beside a narrow console or at the end of a corridor. Browse more Mediterranean art, all hand-painted oil paintings.
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The quality of the work is ten out of ten. The piece was affordable and the turnaround time was quite quick. What you see is what you get. I’ll definitely be getting my next painting from Direct Art Australia.
My wife already had a couple of pieces of custom ordered paintings she had collected throughout the last few years and with your large selection to choose from she found the perfect complimentary piece to finish off her room.
Great painting. Brightens up my living room.
Amazing piece…. even better than I expected. Thoroughly recommend Direct Art Australia.
Beautifully elegant and soft.
BEAUTIFUL PAINTING
THANK YOU.
Fresh and vibrant - really beautiful.
This piece of art work exceeded our expectations. It was purchased for a 50th birthday gift for a lady who has everything! She was overwhelmed at the quality of the painting. Thank you art direct!
Very happy with painting
Product is as good or better than expected. Beautiful quality, very well packaged and delivered as promised. Very happy indeed with this artwork.
nice job
Very impressive copy
Beautiful painting, high quality!
Amazing! :)
Amazing! :)