Watercolor Painting by Dennis Pendleton. Venice, Italy is a dream place for artists especially watercolorists. The historic old buildings that rise up out of the canals with their reflections in the water are an endless inspiration. For this painting, my attraction was the light and shadow on the handsome facades. To complete the composition I added the gondola with the young gondolier. The red trim on the gondola is the richest color in the painting and it is placed next to