Inspire Me Thursday - watercolors

I came across "Inspire Me Thursday" today and just had to post one of my watercolor sketches from Venice. Ok, I cheated a little by using something I had done 8 years ago (wow, has it been that long?)! Anyways, the little painting is of a typical little courtyard in Giudecca, Corte dei Cordami, where I wandered into after meandering through a maze of Giudecca's streets. It was a hot September afternoon, no one in sight except for the laundry line flapping in the wind.

The plan of the Corte dei Cordami is illustrated above, and the little watercolor sketch to the left was my attempt at capturing the tactile qualities of the surrounding walls of the streets. I wish to go back there again someday....