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Another cityscape of Prague  – a view of St. Vita church that I never been able to appreciate inside. After exploring many Gothic churches around Europe, I have never seen such a huge line of tourists  trying to get inside the site. Saving the interior for another time, enjoyed walking the streets around Hrad.

oil on panel 15×15 cm ($75)

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Other paintings from Prague:
Old town square in Prague
Breakfast at Ventana hotel
Czech gentleman by Bohemia Bagel
Hotel Ventana II
Hotel Ventana III

Fantastic  classic yet modern hotel right off the main square in Prague. By far it wa’s the most pleasant hotel experience I’ve had.

oil on panel 15×15 cm

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Related paintings:
Czech gentelman (another painting of the city)
Inviting rest stop (about a hotel)
Another cozy fireplace (of Claridges hotel in London)

Here’s the last addition to the party around the table I have been working on this week. It have been such fun exercise (escape from February flurries) I hope to continue on the theme for a bit longer.

oil on panel 15×15 cm, SOLD

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A busy street around the corner from my friend’s place where we stayed  in DC the other week. The blue newspaper box is of the famous Washington Post. A dog is tied to the dust bin while the owner popped into the store to get some food. Another piece where I experiment with technique.

oil on panel 15×15 cm

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Another glance at the  notorious crossing of the streets in Georgetown.  Don’t remember the name of the bank – it changed hands several times.

oil on panel 15×15 cm

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This is one street up from my Kyiv apartment, just as you turn off Yaroslaviv val to go towards Ploshcha Peremogy.  The stark contrast of light on the street just washed with rain caught my attention. (a better quality  pic to come when the picture dries up so I can scan it).

2008 oil on panel 15×15 cm

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Copic marker and ink pen in Moleskine
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Decided to come back to my doodles, quite a few have accumulated since I last posted any here. Oh, and save the date to visit the upcoming show of one of my oils:

ING Discerning Eye opens in London from

13 – 23 November 2008
The Mall Galleries
The Mall
London SW1 Y5BD

Separately about Catalan food: with omelettes served every hour of the day, instituted two breakfasts and very-very  late dinners offering tapas of beans, potatoes and seafood, pan con tomato, manchego cheeses.  For drinks it was the  local bubbly Cava or Rjoha and sometimes sangria , as well as local beer Moritz – all yum!  Had a great time packing myself with  salads like nicoise, great cheese plates, and bocadillos ( with honey and brie and walnuts, brie and tomato with olive oil and lettuce..)  Best food experience we had was at  Cava Fumada in Barcelonetta.  Fine dining experiences were not as memorable, on average the food seemed a bit too greasy with all the pork sausages and all… Maison Jesus and a small place in Gerona (that I don’t remember the name of) were very good.  Almost every single chiringito on the Barcelonetta beach served great shade, view of the sea, drinks and snacks.  It was pleasant to find out the city full of ancient established farmers’ markets where the locals usually stock up for the week.

Katherine Tyrrel at Making the Mark pointed out at the show of entymology illustrators exhibit at Getty.

Just got back from a week long vacation in Barcelona. So much to share: some great architecture, interesting quirky art and local designers.

Check out menchen Tomas (women’s) on c/ rec. 46 and Oscar H. Grand (men’s) on c/barra de ferro 7 for bespoke tailoring. Oscar does his work straight from the shop floor to the coolest music on his ipod. Next door Popi Jabiansky exposes his Pietro della Francesca inspired art at a local internet cafe. (I loved it because I did a similar take on my rents’ portrait several years ago).

Besides there were great local food (pan con tomato and potato/beans/etc. tapas) drinks (rjoha and cava – the catalan bubbly) as well as the Spanish Gothic and Gaudi architecture. My friend Wendy will write a more extended review of this trip on her travel blog and I will link here here soon to give you more detail.

I wanted to go home after a few hours of it. Getting lost on the metro, ending up in Jamaica and then soaking wet under the chilly rain helped that a lot.  When over at the friends house just across the river in Queens, the magnificent view of Manhattan helped put things in perspective though.