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Painting the world as I see it Monday, April 28, 2025

Scenes of everyday life

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Paintings
Drawings
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A fierce cavalier from a Fantasia - the traditional horsemanship & art of combat festival held during certain celebrations in the countries of the Maghreb. Oils on stretched canvas, 30x40 cm.

Fantasia festival

Woman wearing a haik, the traditional white robe of the women in the Kasbah of Algiers. Graphite pencils sketch from my Kasbah of Algiers series.

A framed presentation of

Framed oil painting

Streetscape in yellow – framed

A straw hat and a scarf on a chair on the porch. Pen and ink sketch

An elderly couple taking a stroll by the seaside. Pen and ink in my sketchbook

Couple on a stroll

Hay stacking, a traditional end-of-summer activity. Oils on canvas, 21x28 cm

Friends at the beach. Acrylics on paper, size A4

Friends at the beach

An ink & watercolor painting speaking about hope, about living under brighter horizons. A man sits on the grass, near a logs cabin on a hill slope and gazes in the distance, at the sun rising over the mountains.

Brighter horizons

Reason vs Force - a man walking on a railroad while a train is approaching from behind. Inspired by the poem Drumul (The Road) by Marin Sorescu, Romanian poet and playwright. White chalk on black paper, 32x50 cm

Reason vs. Force

Rainy night stroll. A man walking under his umbrella on a rainy night. Graphite pencils on paper, 24x32 cm.

Rainy night stroll

Red hoodie in the rain. Charcoal and white chalk on red paper, 32x24 cm

Red hoodie in the rain

A vintage Dutch washerwoman. Oils on stretched canvas, 40x50 cm. Every day scenes by Manu Fine Art

A vintage Dutch washerwoman

Stick together! A pair of old hands with fingers intertwined. White chalk on black paper, 50x30 cm

Stick together!

The red-headed librarian, oils on canvas panel, 30x30 cm

The red-headed librarian

Girl looking over the fence at the outside world. Oils on heavy paper primed with gesso, palette knife painting,24x32 cm

The outside world

Serenity - a girl seated on a log, watches the mountains across the river, in a moment of solitude and quiet. Charcoal on paper, 24x32 cm

Alpine serenity

Girl texting while leaning against a fence. She has long hair and a large bag. Graphite pencils on Bristol paper, size A4.

Crouched. A young man is squatting by a wall in bright colors. Gouache in my sketchbook

Woman eating ice cream, laying on her stomach. Sanguine and charcoal on Bristol paper, size A4

Woman eating ice cream

Vintage Dutch washerwoman, a preliminary sketch for an oil painting. Graphite pencils on Bristol paper, size A4

Washerwoman sketch

Exuberant red-headed woman wearing a white dress, laughing out loud while seated on a leather sofa. Charcoal, sanguine and sepia on Bristol paper, size A4

Man looking out the window, oils on stretched canvas, 30x40 cm

Girl reading on a lake pier. Charcoal on Bristol board, size A4

Girl reading on a lake pier

Dancing the night away, gouache in my sketchbool

Campfire, oils on stretched canvas, 30x40 cm

Girl dreaming at the window. Graphite pencils on paper, 16x24 cm

Rainy night, a pedestrian walking among the puddles with his umbrella. Charcoal on Bristol paper, size A4

Old-timers, two old friends chatting in the street, while one of them holds the tether of a donkey. Graphite pencils on paper, 32x24 cm

Hills on wheels, a lonely biker on a mountain road with mist among the trees and steep rocks. Charcoal and white chalk on gray paper, 50x35 cm

Hills on wheels

Emotions: Shyness

Emotions: Depression

Barefoot at the seaside, oils on canvas panel, 50x35 cm

King Arthur in Cornwall, the sculpture

Guitar man playing in a dark room with strong light coming from one side, white chalk and charcoal on dark blue paper, 32x24 cm

Man in contre-jour, a man in silhouette walking toward the light. White chalk on black paper, 24x32 cm

Walking toward the light

A girl and her horse leaving the stable to go for a ride. Watercolors on paper, 32x24 cm

A horse and a girl

The sax player, charcoal and white chalk on brown toned paper, 24x32 cm

Three black cats on a window sill overlooking the city at night time, in silhouette against the starry sky. Charcoal on paper, 24x32 cm

Three black cats

Child on a swing, a study on foreshortening, charcoal on paper, size A3

Child on a swing

A young lady with a wide-brimmed blue straw hat is gazing in the distance from the sea shore. Oils on stretched canvas, 40x30 cm

The blue straw hat

Sorolla, Fishermen beached boat - gouache study in my sketchbook

Joaquin Sorolla, Fishermen beached boat

Early paleontology. A little boy in an explorer suit and straw hat is using a magnifier to closely study a fossil. Oils on stretched canvas, 40x30 cm

The little paleontologist

Boy reading on a sofa. Oils on stretched canvas, 40x30 cm

Boy reading on a sofa

A farm girl in her kitchen door. Oils on canvas panel, 30x4 cm

A farm girl in her kitchen door.

Vintage scene with two children blowing soap bubbles, graphite pencils on paper, size A3

Blowing bubbles

Ballerina in a pink tutu taking a final bow after her performance on stage. Oils on stretched canvas, 40x30 cm.

Ballerina in a pink tutu

Beach stroll, a couple of young people walking on the sea shore on a sunny day. Gouache on paper, 24x32 cm

Carousel, a child enjoying his ride on a merry-go-round, soaring towards the tree tops. Gouache on paper (sketchbook)

Taking a nap, graphite pencils on paper

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