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Today have been staying in and working on my interiors – really enjoyed yesterday’s oranges and purples in the NHI interior, having another take.

oil on p.v.c., 21×30 cm (A4 size)

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Have been suffering from sniffles all past week, particularly hurting on Monday. After finishing up this painting of the Columbia flower market today I finally realized that the allergy season started! A pot of blooming hyacinths bought at the market on Sunday must have made it worse for me. So here is a reflection on this, to the extent my itchy eyes  allowed for it.

oil painting, 6×8 in, for sale on Etsy

Took the kid(s) to the Natural History Museum to see the dinosaurs. Had a coffee and cakes in the hall, stood in a long line to see the T-Rex and checked out the oldest tree stump. It’s amazing what beautiful things the architects used to build not so long ago. Can hardly say that about anything that has been put up in the past 60 years…

aprox 21×30 cm oil painting, 2010

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Painted a quick portrait today – of my brother actually . He dropped in for the weekend and brought with him a great deal of sunshine. Columbia Market trip was a must and I finally got a photo of the market with me inside it, hehe. Picked up one of the crinkled cups by Robert Brandt there. I was only half joking telling him that he should keep it tucked away in his office, as one too many cups like that were just tossed away by the cleaning staff.

oil on glass, 2010

Dear readers, thank you for visiting here, emailing and commenting on my daily musings in paint in this past year. 2009 was thrill and a great joy to share with you on here:  being interviewed for BBC on my Brick Lane paintings made me feel like an established Londoner after the move from Kyiv over a year ago. My artwork’s participation at the Royal Academy Salon , English Society of Women Artists made me a part of the London scene.

I can’t wait till  January to carry on with more daily paintings,  your commissions, as well as larger pieces for a solo show in 2010.

available in my shop

A quick impression of the stack of fresh panettones at our loved local Italian deli – this is to mark the arrival of Christmas in our parts. Don’t think I ever painted roses before – a very cute arrangement dressing the deli tables ;  they (Franze and Evans owners)  have an eye for detail there for sure.

oil on panel, 15×15cm, 2009, contact me for availability

Completed another biggie – 18×26 in oil of Bishopsgate – on my way into the City, just past the Broadgate towers and with a nice view of the Gherkin building.

More impressions from the trip to DC – a new gallery opened in Georgetown, Winter Palace Gallery in Georgetown’s Canal Square,  by a two artists Natasha Mokina and Victor Pakhomkin from St. Petersburg; they offer fun life painting classes at their gallery on the weekends – great addition to the DC figurative art scene.

18×26 in, oil on panel ,on show with Real Mar 18-21,2010

Conte crayon and ink pen on 90lb A4 sized paper

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These are two pictures from today’s life drawing at the Candid Gallery in Islington.  I am really enjoying the Conte crayon with which I made these.

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Copic markers and ink pen on A4 sized 130 lb paper

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Past Sunday was a fantastic day for taking the train to Oxford. Impression of the town is great: lots of divine architecture, lots of biking around, laid back although somewhat restrained atmosphere and some great art to experience.  Wonderful chapels and great open green spaces added to the impression.

Meanwhile I am working on another chocolates oil painting, hopefully will post it tomorrow.

Look out for the Urban Sketches project that launch in November. I will co-blog on it about London – in pictures! Perfect.

Copic marker and ink pen in Moleskine, NFS

Via Irina Troitskaya’s blog, explore the admirable Wow Russia! project that calls for a Ukrainian copy soon!