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Twelve
Paintings, with Commentary by Louise Huebner Painting #6: Saint Mark's in Venice |
Mentor Huebner
Saint Mark's in Venice, 1962
Oil on European painter's board
22 X 26 inches
© Louise Huebner
We took a sort of a water-boat-bus-like-Ferry from a dry land dock to Venice, Italy, with the three kids and the huge twin size baby buggy we had bought in France. It was a packed ride/sail but the baby buggy helped to establish air room.
Once we left the Gondola/Ferry the baby buggy became a liability. We hadn't realized what should have been obvious: Venice is a water city. A water city connected to itself by bridges. Hundreds of bridges.
Some bridges, tall enough to allow for motor boats and other water vehicles, police cars, fire trucks and ambulances to pass beneath them, were three flights high. Others were simply foot paths connecting side streets. Since we weren't visiting neighbors, those little foot path bridges did us no good.
It was a bit of a problem. We had to carry the kids and the baby buggy up one side of the bridges and down the other. Over and over and over again. Tourists seeing our predicament shook their heads, raised their eyebrows and sighed, sympathetically.
Before little Mentor and I had flown to Paris, France, to meet up with big Mentor, my Grandma made me promise that when we finally got to Italy I would look for the plaza in the center of Venice that carried her maiden name and was dedicated to her ancestor, Marco Polo (so she said). I said I would.
On the day of this painting, I found the plaza. It did indeed carry Grandma's family's name. It was dedicated to Marco Polo (relative or not).
I purchased a Venetian vase in honor of everybody.
The 'ride' back on the Gondola/Ferry was a bit difficult with a wet painting. But Europeans are respectful of art and they left a little circle of space around us. The kids slept all the way home. And that was great.
Mentor Huebner's One Artist Show
- Mentor (Self Portrait)
Mojave Gold
Palace of Fun
The Bistro - Paris
Sexi Beach Bar
Saint Mark's in Venice
The Grand Canal in Venice
The Foreigner
Henry Ford Bridge
Mortal Wound
Bourbon Street
California Gold
From Your Guide: Mentor’s widow, Louise Huebner, is a writer, and the author of over 11 books about the Occult. She has the dubious honor of being the only officially appointed Official Witch in the world. She was designated Official Witch of Los Angeles during a Spell Cast at the Hollywood Bowl, where she had been 'booked' to increase the 'sexual vitality' of Los Angeles County's 78 cities. This event took place on "Folklore Day," during a concert in a series of Hollywood Bowl Concerts: "Twelve Summer Sundays at the Bowl." The 'Official Certificate' was inadvertently legal, having been signed by the Chairman of the Board of the Los Angeles County Supervisors and affixed with the County Seal.
Mentor and Louise are the parents of three children (a son, and twins: a son and a daughter) and the grandparents of six (four boys and two girls). Louise is quick to say,
"All the kids are very good looking, intelligent and talented," and adds,
"But then, why not?"
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The Mentor Huebner Art Gallery is located in the Medford International Airport, Medford, Oregon.
The Mentor Huebner Official Website: http://www.MentorHuebnerArt.com
Louise Huebner - Curator: LouiseHuebner@MentorHuebnerArt.com
Sale or Exhibition Information regarding Paintings and Drawings (Originals, Giclées or Prints), Fine Art or Film Production Art can be obtained by emailing Louise Huebner.
