Birds

38cm x 58cm (15"x23") watercolor on Arches 300gr.

This watercolor birds collage was completing during several weeks, when I was (and still is) busy with my office work and had no time for painting big.

I want to thank Abe Lincoln and his birds' blog for the inspiration.

I posted "under cut" the details of each bird, so if you are interested, please go further and press "Read more".

Tulips and Fruits

The vase of tulips on Womans' Day, 8th March in sketchbook. And the fruit basket, from the sketchbook, too.

I have just returned from the tour into your blogs. You are so creative and so talented and so inspiring, it feels like I drink a full glass of fresh spring water!
And I also thought about new google moderation words system: what if they present some ancient language and we have to repeat the magic spell?
Just say it: URTUS URCLEC! PORREGA HETWEADR! maybe this is invitation for cup of tea? or invitation to war, who knows.

Meanwhile this is the idea of my relationship with my work at a moment. Very energetic.  No time for painting and blogging, though.

Still Life with Cotton Plant

Next still life in graphite from my drawing class. 50x70cm (20"x28")

Birds

Here the winter still wants more ( -15C at night) and awakening sun at daytime confuses the birds with its warmth.  They start singing spring songs, so good..

I am again in the "Birds" mood, so here are the proofs and more to follow. Maybe they will tweet the spring for Russia.

 The birds' photos were saved from my friends  Gry's blog in Norway and Mr. Abe Lincoln's blog in Ohio, USA.

Pots and Plates

I read today in Judy's blog (here) about "Making a Mark" and "Pinterest" and how the stolen images from the blog can be easily retrieved and un-pinned. Guess what? I went there to check and there were no sign that anybody pinned and stole my paintings. My heart is broken. My art is hopeless. Nobody wants to steal it!
Few items from "Moscow Daily Photo" are pinned, mostly by people who were my friends (and this kind of pinning is very fine with me) or the ones of "one day I want to be there" kind (which is pleasing, too).

Meanwhile I post two sketchbook pages, one - pots and plates in mom's cupboard and second - kalanchoe flowers as my only tribute to winter 2011/2012, somehow winter scenes outdoors do not inspire me at all.

Now I go to visit your blogs, missed them so much!

And now the photo I received from a friend. I do not know the author and still want to share it with you, because it shows my way how to check and lose weight.