Mom's Kingdom

 The part of the kitchen counter at my mother's summer house.

Summertime

Summertime feels so good.
I appreciate the most the sounds of the summer wood in comparison to breath of the big city. How to paint birds' songs? I am not sure yet.
Just listen:

Old Eccos

My old Eccos have very active and interesting life. They travel a lot, have been to Europe and America, saw a lot of Moscow, know how to drive a car. Though the owner has heavy gait, we walk a lot together and enjoy walking.
And besides, they have recently been painted by unknown but dedicated artist.

Old Barn

Why do some images stick to our attention in the tons of photos we browsing in internet every day? How does it work? Does it depend on your current situation and feeling or are they your all time favorites?

This barn. I saw the photo in Lee's "A Day Not Wasted" challenge and knew at once that I will paint from photo as soon as I can. Here is my contribution and this is the link to challenge's participants works.

And thank you so much for your support and warmth, you help me in my difficult days, thank you!

Office corner

This corner in the room is called "Office corner". Here I do most of my work and drawings.
I drew it very quickly, as the composition seemed to me rather interesting. Though I am not sure about values here and the use of non-waterproof ink added too much of the darks, again.

Leaves

Beware, dear readers. I am free at last from my business activity and, due to the latest circumstances, I plan to stay in the city with  a lot of free time. So I plan to bombard you with my art works in non-stop mode.

Today the watercolor sketch of the potted plant's leaves. I link it to Sunday Sketches blog, as it was done on Sunday.

During my 3,5 years in blogger-world I saw different types of  art challenges.
Rookiepainter and A Nos Pinceau introduced the idea to join efforts in painting from the photo.
Monday Artday and Illustration Friday provide the topic word and you have to switch on your imagination and creativity to portray that word.
The art challenge of Sunday Sketches is another type of the gathering. Participants have to provide the link to their blogs so one can see which art they did on Sunday - that's all.
I think the challenges all are very important as they aim at developing our art skills and introduce us to each other.

Which type if challenge is interesting for you (if any)?

These leaves were inspired by so very talented Oona Leganovic's plants in glass pots.
 

Drawing Heals

30x40cm, Pastel on light blue paper

My two versions of A Nos Pinceau challenge. One in watercolor and the other one in pastel. I do not know why I wanted to try both versions of the photo, maybe because the yellows are so warm and  all the ingredients are so closely connected to each other.
Thank you so much, friends! For your warmth and connection. Your support and healing effect of the drawing and painting are the greatest helpers in any difficult situation. 

25x17cm, Watercolor in Sketchbook

Eduard Rekhviashvili July, 7 1940 - June 10, 2012

RIP, Daddy.

Dad's Sleeping

Dad's sleeping

 Again, sketches from the countryside where my parents live in the summer.

Ma decorated apple tree with pensees in pots

Plein Air

This Saturday our drawing group was sketching outdoors, in the park near Moskva-river. I did 2 sketches in 3 hours and it was the best time spent in my busy rhythm of last fortnight. Peace and calmness returned to my soul.
Pastel on dark grey and light blue papers.

  

Mr.Ceasar, Emperor of Romans

30x40cm

I  drew him in class.That fact explains that he is recognizable and his eyes and nose are of right size and at right place.
Looking at his features and his neck, when drawing, I felt that Mr. Caesar was very interesting man. In that sort of attractiveness, when you know that this man will ruin you and your life ("thrash the life out of my soul", they say in Russian..), yet you can not resist his power. Poor Ms. Cleopatra.

Next Saturday I will paint him in oil, at different angle.