An intricate network of canals wending through towering ghoulish buildings casting its shadows on the activities below, as gondolas jostle with motorized vaporetta and other kinds of boats in transporting locals, tourists and goods. In certain areas, the harsh sunlight filters through the interstices of buildings but for most there is a pall of dark shadows. This is one of the places painted by Peter Liew in his nearly month-long stay in Venice in 2012. It is just behind the San Marco Square near where he was billeted on a holiday cum work schedule. Altogether, he painted some 19 pieces of Venice all over. Venice is beautiful with its motley collection of Romanesque, Gothic and Renaissance architecture. Peter Liew keeps up a busy schedule painting landscapes and cityscales all over the world. This year, he has been to Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam, Moscow in Russia, and China. He taught at the Malaysian Institute of Art from 1981-1994, after receiving his Diploma of Fine Art there in 1979 (he was awarded Best Student in 1978). He has several solos since his first at Art House Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, in 1981, including in the International Art Expo Malaysia. Most notable is his solo at Galeri Seni Maybank, Kuala Lumpur in 1997. He was invited to hold a solo in Skopje, Macedonia, in 2002, after his participation in the Art Colony in Debrca, Belchrista, Macedonia in 2000. In 2018, he presented two major shows at Wisma Kebudayaan Soka Gakkai Malaysia, and at National Art Gallery Malaysia.