Painting the world as I see it
Friday, September 13, 2024
An aquarelle (French for watercolor) 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. Ink and watercolors on paper, 24×32 cm.
Blue horizons. A road and telegraph lines stretching across a snowy field in a bright winter morning, an invitation to travel. Charcoal and white chalk on light blue paper, 24×32 cm
#4 in the “30 Faces” series – a personal challenge. A woman in a blue dress wearing a white shawl over her head. The smile on her lips is as bright as the immaculate white of the scarf is as bright as Oils on heavy paper primed with gesso, 16×24 […]
#1 in the “30 Faces” series – a personal challenge. A cheerful bearded man, with bright blue eyes under a fedora hat and a little smile hidden under his mustache. Oils on heavy paper primed with gesso, 16×24 cm.
Crouched – a streetscape scene. A young man is squatting by a wall in bright colors. Gouache in my sketchbook
A street under the bright summer sun, with a white picket fence and brick pillars, enclosing a garden with rose bushes. Filtered shadows are dancing on the ground. Oils on stretched canvas, palette knife painting, 40×30 cm
The quiet confidence of youth – portrait of a young woman looking serene and confident. Graphite pencils on paper, A3 size