This trattoria is a couple of doors down the alley from another one I painted (See another painting of Trattoria I posted a few days ago).

There is something about al fresco (outdoor) dining that makes it a different experience from indoor dining.  And people seem to love it.  It is true that eating outdoors is not always perfect (For example, I had to put up with at least one annoying mosquito at an outdoor pizzeria in Venice and I hate mosquitoes!) but whatever that makes it a little unpleasant is usually a small price to pay.

Al fresco dining means the smell of air, the sound (or noise), the weather, the temperature, and everything that can be seen directly affect our senses while eating.  They all come in a package.

Sitting at an outdoor table of a trattoria, I enjoyed the cooling air after a sweltering day; I watched families enjoying an evening stroll; I heard neighbors talking; I saw a man from a grocery store pass by with a cartload of stuff... and the sound and smell of somebody making dinner inside one of nearby houses... All this made my dinner that night unforgettable.


Trattoria, Venice, Italy IV

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Media: Original watercolor on paper
Image Size: 11.5 x 8.25  in. (on 12 x 9 in. paper)
Purchase: Sold