Venezia con te

I’ve told you before that I often listen to music while I paint. Not always, and usually I pick a style and let the app suggest a selection for me. 
A few months ago, I discovered the Spanish version of a Charles Aznavour album, which included the song “Venecia sin ti.” While that song carries the melancholy of absence, I wanted to capture its opposite. 
For me, “Venezia con te” represents the joy of presence and of colors coming alive together. I added hot air balloons — not typical for Venice, but more for Cappadocia — as part of a personal dream: to see the city floating from above, as lightly as wishes rising into the sky.