I originally created a mosaic on a wooden panel. This was the first time I had ever tried to create a mosaic, which was a fun learning experience. I wasn’t completely happy with how it turned out. So I decided to experiment and see how it would look if I painted on top of the mosaic. For the painting, I decided to combine a picture of Venice and this image of a Van Gogh painting. I wanted to let some of the glass show through in parts of the painting. When the light hits these parts of the glass it sparkles the way the water did in Venice. It was a fun experiment and I’m happy with the results.