This marina is located in Santa Maria di Leuca, Italy. Situated on the coast of the Mediterranean sea, this impressionistic painting features a scene from the infamous coastal village. Painted in warm reds, golden yellow and deep greens, “Marina Di Leuca I” has an undeniable rich Tuscan feel. Featuring a café surrounded by poppy filled gardens, this Italian scene uses the brick cobbled path as a way to draw your eyes down, along the ornate stone wall and to the tiny town nestled along the shore at the bottom of the hill. A large body of water surrounds the distant town and is filled with small sailboats on this early Italian morning. Soft clouds drift off into the distance overhead and small peninsulas of land seemingly reach out into the surrounding water. Centralizing this painting on the cool blue sea, Peter Bell is able to depict a relaxing Italian villa in surrounded by a dreamlike impressionist haze. Perfect in a gold frame, “Marina Di Leuca II” is best hung along the first painting in Bell’s series and makes a great gift for those who love the Italian countryside.
