A close view of a black gondola on a narrow Venice canal. The gondolier stands at the stern in a straw boater, oar in hand, the boat's lacquered black hull and a glimpse of red velvet seat filling the foreground. A pale stone footbridge arches behind, with pastel pink and cream houses, striped mooring poles and a spill of magenta bougainvillea above. Sandhya Kaushik breaks the canal water into a mosaic of palette-knife strokes in blue, gold and white, the reflections jostling under the hull.

The water and the dark boat against soft buildings give it a bright, holiday ease. It suits a living room, a hallway, or a study where a small European scene lifts the wall.

• Original hand-painted acrylic on stretched canvas
• Palette-knife impasto
• 1:1 square
• Made to order at your chosen size
• Frame: stretched canvas, or floater (black/white/gold)
• Signed by Sandhya Kaushik
• Certificate of Authenticity