Before the crowd comes (2026) Original Acrylic Painting by Elena Badasen

One example of the mysterious, yet usually harmless, things we encounter in life is a liminal moment.

In this painting, it's a foggy morning in Venice, during Carnival. Soon, the streets will fill with people in carnival costumes and everyday clothes. Everyone will be taking photographs of one another, stopping for lunch, grabbing cicchetti as a snack, and riding gondolas and vaporetto boats.

But for now, none of this has happened yet. All we have is the promise that Carnival will soon continue.

I feel that in moments like these, we become less anxious and, in general, more at ease. We encounter something unusual and wonderful, and discover through experience that it wasn't dangerous after all. And so the world begins to feel a little friendlier than we might have thought.

Materials used:

Acrylic paint and markers

Details:

• Acrylic painting on Canvas
• One of a kind artwork
• Size: 11.81 x 15.75 x 0.79"
• Ready to hang
• Signed certificate of authenticity
• Style: Organic
• Subject: Architecture and cityscapes