Watercolour artist Matthew Rice | Work in Progress

We spent some time in the studio of the prolific and talented watercolor artist, Matthew Rice, to learn about his process. You can get his book, Venice: A Sketchbook Guide here: amzn.to/3w9y17d
Matthew Rice is a long-time observer and illustrator of cities, buildings and all those who inhabit them, with an uncanny ability to express the energy of a place through a few lines of ink and splashes of paint. For years, Venice has been a source of deep creative inspiration for him; and now, in Venice: A Sketchbook Guide, he captures the highlights of this most beguiling of Italian cities.
Unsurprisingly, given his abiding passion for architecture, Matthew provides a wealth of information about the 'stones' of Venice, including an illustrated guide to the main building styles of the city - Byzantine, Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque and Modern - and exemplars of its balconies, bridges and campaniles. Further sections explore the city's sestieri - its six residential quarters - as well as its history, paintings, festivals, wildlife and, not least, its cicchetti and aperitivi.
Following the same landscape format as Matthew's real-life sketchbooks, Venice: A Sketchbook Guide will combine enchanting watercolour illustrations with an informed, personal and witty text, and promises to delight all visitors to Venice, armchair or actual.
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[@willowtree6487]

I buy his calendar every year! Then I save them as I think they’re too nice to throw away. Shame he doesn’t have a KZbin channel, I’d love to watch him paint.

[@helenamcginty4920]

I love 'scrape the dogs off the bed'.

[@suzanneboily5224]

Nice works! Interesting!

[@thuntz29]

I love it! Will be getting his books. :)

[@nanawhitee]

I love him!

[@janettedewar6617]

Wonderful artist

[@jake_runs_the_world]

Bloody Brilliant