A cobbled courtyard with a tree in the picturesque old city of Sibiu, Romania. Dip pen and ink in my sketchbook.
Tag: cobbles
A vintage washerwoman
A vintage Dutch washerwoman, painted after this preliminary sketch. Now she is depicted in her backyard, on a cobbled area, with her zinc washing tub and her manual wringing machine, her cans and her ladles. She has been busy, the clothes she has already done are hung on several clotheslines […]
Passageways: The Goldsmiths Passageway, Sibiu
The Goldsmiths Passageway (Pasajul Aurarilor), one of the picturesque medieval passageways in Sibiu, Romania. Old shop fronts, cobbled stairs, decaying brick walls, arches and wrought iron street lamps. Acrylics on canvas paper, size A4
Washerwoman sketch
Preliminary sketch of a Dutch washerwoman in traditional clothes, for a future oil painting. She is doing manual laundry washing in a zinc tub, surrounded with clear water cans. A manual wringing machine is placed before her. Graphite pencils on Bristol paper, size A4.
Hermannstadt, The Evangelical Church in Sibiu, Romania
The Evangelical Church in Sibiu, Romania. Another landmark in this historical city of Transilvania, the highly touristic medieval burgh of Hermannstadt. Reference photo by Alex Mitrea. Oils on stretched canvas, 40×50 cm
Medieval tunnel in Sibiu, Romania
Medieval tunnel in Sibiu, Romania. Sibiu, one of the most important cities in Transilvania (Sieberbürger) has a very well preserved medieval core, with fortifications, towers and other historical buildings. Tunnels and narrow passageways link streets of one another and invite tourists to navigate through the old town. Oils on canvas […]
Brick stairs in a sleepy Italian street
Brick stairs and a lazy cat in a sleepy street in Matera, Italy. Photo reference by Vlad Eftenie. Cobblestones, green plants, doors under arches and silence. All is quiet during siesta. Oils on canvas panel, palette knife painting, 30x30cm
Rural landscape
A Tuscan rural landscape, with a stone arch, plenty of flowers planted in big clay jars, a cobbled alley and sunny hills in the distance. Oils on stretched canvas, 40×30 cm.