Denise Wong Arts

Friday, June 19, 2026

New Venice Canal Watercolour Painting: Tra i Canali, Venezia, Ruga Vechia, Italy

  Buongiorno! I have recently completed my 6th and 7th Venice series watercolour painting. What a journey it has been!


 Tra i Canali, Venezia, Venice Canal, Italy
 
 Watercolour Paper size: 12.2" x 16.1"
 

 
 Ruga Vechia, Venice Canal Italy
 
 Watercolour Paper size: 16.1" x 12.2"
 
Here are my other Venice Canal watercolour paintings:
 

 
 Venice Grand Canal Gondolas — Before the Nightfall, Italy 
 
 Watercolour Paper size: 16.1" x 12.2"
 

 
 
Venice: A Timeless Passage, Italy 
 
 Watercolour Paper size: 16.1" x 12.2"
 

 
Venetian Corte del Sabion, Venice Canal Courtyard, Italy 
 
 Watercolour Paper size: 12.2" x 16.1"
 

 
Rio Tera Secondo, Hidden Passage in Venice, Italy 
 
 Watercolour Paper size: 12.2" x 16.1"
 

 
A Quiet Canal in Venice,Venice Canal, Italy 
 
 Watercolour Paper size: 12.2" x 16.1"
 
If you're interested in purchasing any of these original paintings, and many more, please visit my shop Denise Wong Arts on Etsy to explore the entire collection.

Thursday, June 18, 2026

Venice in Watercolour A Collection of Wearable Art

Venice in Watercolour

A Collection of Wearable Art

Each dress in this collection begins with a watercolour painting — Venice as I have come to know it through countless hours of study. The canals, the palazzi, the light on the water, the quiet corners where time seems to hold still. Now these scenes live on fabric — wearable paintings for those who carry Venice in their hearts.

Tra i Canali, Venezia Midi Dress

No. 01 — JUST RELEASED

Tra i Canali, Venezia JUST RELEASED

Among the canals. The dress captures Venice in its complexity — the layered architecture, the interplay of light and shadow, the sense of wandering through passages where water and stone have spoken to each other for centuries. A painting of depth and discovery. This dress has just arrived in the shop.

USD $155

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La Serenissima, A Quiet Canal in Venice Midi Dress

No. 02 — NEW DESIGN

La Serenissima, A Quiet Canal in Venice

The Most Serene Republic — Venice's ancient name. This dress holds the quietness of those back canals, the ones tourists rarely find. Terracotta buildings rise above still water, and the light falls in soft tones of cream and ochre. It is a painting of peace, of solitude, of the Venice that whispers rather than shouts. This is a new design in the collection.

USD $145

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Venice Canal Historic Architectures Gondola Midi Dress

No. 03

Venice Canal — Historic Architectures & Gondola

The heart of Venice's grandeur. This dress features the palatial architecture that lines the canals — the carved stonework, the arched windows, the bridges, and always the gondolas that move through this world like dark brushstrokes. It is a full immersion in Venetian splendour.

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Corte del Sabion Midi Dress

No. 04

Corte del Sabion — A Hidden Courtyard

A place where tourists rarely wander. The *corte* is a private Venice — a small courtyard where water meets stone in the most intimate way. Lanterns glow against walls that have held centuries. This dress is for those who seek the Venice beyond the guidebooks, the spaces where the city still breathes quietly.

USD $155

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Rio Tera Secondo Midi Dress

No. 05

Rio Tera Secondo — Venice

A narrow passage in Venice, where buildings lean close and the water catches light between high walls. A street sign marks the corner — Rio Tera Secondo, a quiet stretch most visitors never find. This dress captures that hidden, intimate side of the city, painted exactly as it stands today.

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Venice Grand Canal Gondolas Before the Nightfall Midi Dress

No. 06

Venice Grand Canal — Gondolas Before the Nightfall

Before nightfall. A row of gondolas, their deep blue covers pulled tight, rest along the Grand Canal. The sky above glows gold and peach as the last light drains from the horizon. It is the quiet drama of transition, the beauty of dusk settling in, the way Venice holds you even as the day fades into memory.

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Friday, June 12, 2026

Pages of Italy Podcast: Episode 1 Welcome to Italy, Episode 2 What Italy Gave the World — And Who the Italians Are

 Buongiorno! Somewhere in May 2026 I began doing voice recordings for my Pages of Italy Podcast. It is a fascinating project where I get to dwell deep into such an amazing country — Italy — studying its history, culture, food, landscape, and people. On 21st May I published my first episode: Welcome to Italy. In this episode, we open the book on the country itself — a wide, unhurried portrait of Italy, from the canal-threaded streets of Venice and the cypress hills of Tuscany to the Italian lakes, the volcanic shores of Sicily, and the grandeur of eternal Rome.

 

And today the 2nd Episode is live! Episode 2: What Italy Gave the World — And Who the Italians Are. In this second episode, we ask what Italy truly gave the world — from the espresso to the piano, the bank to the university — and meet the Italians themselves: fiercely regional, warmly human, and unlike any other people on earth.

 

Tuesday, June 9, 2026

Venice Canal, the 7th Venice Series Watercolour Painting (Update)


  Buongiorno! The water and facades are taking shape, with more detail and contrast of the painting still to come. This is work in progress on my latest Venice canal scene.

Sunday, June 7, 2026

Venice Canal, the 7th Venice Series Watercolour Painting


Buongiorno! This is my latest Venice Canal watercolour painting, and it is the seventh piece in my Venice watercolour series! It is still a work in progress.

Can you guess the colour of the water? The water in Venice's canals can be quite dramatic and full of surprises! Wait until I complete this piece, and you'll know the answer.

As for now, il colore dell'acqua rimane un piccolo segreto veneziano.