This is a pencil drawing of a couple taking a gondola ride in Venice, Italy. I drew this piece after we returned from our Venice trip at the behest of my wife. We were in Venice to have fun, but we were there also for our wedding photographs.

The couple in the gondola is my wife and I, and our gondolier is Lupin III. For those who don’t know who Lupin III is, he is a popular Japanese manga character. Obviously, I was having a little fun with this drawing.

To create this image, I spliced two separate photographs I took while in Venice. I put them together for dramatic effect. I don't think the gondolas are actually allowed to go that far outside the city.

While in Venice, my wife and I did ride in a gondola. I had my tuxedo on and my wife was wearing her wedding dress in the gondola. She looked as beautiful as the day was in Venice. I really like this drawing, but I’m afraid not as much as my wife. I hope you like it too.