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Popped in to Cowling & Wilcox today for fresh art supplies, spotted this scene across the street from the shop.

I still can’t leave the spectacular castle library (see three previous posts on its interior).  I’ve decided, that cushion in front if the fireplace is  all mine. I would spend hours there, reading, and drinking tea.

Tomorrow I will list a couple of 2010 smaller paintings in my Etsy shop that came back to me from var. shows. Stay tuned.

The beautiful 5 Fournier street, and the Town House next door, across the street from Christ Church in Spitalfields. The shadow of the church cuts across the picture.

Loved this dignified gentelmen’s grays contrasting with bright yellow of the interior.

A stroll around Imperial College and the Royal College of Art proved that students in those are buzzing as happy  as spring bees, no sign of media wows over rising school fees. It’s amazing how adaptable humans can be to hard times, no need to loose sight of the good things in life, particularly top quality education.

oil on panel, 6×6 in, 2010, sold

This Saturday went to the Broadway market to pick up some fresh fish  and to pick up some books a the Broadway Market bookshop (where my oils are on display right now). Happy to report a new fishmongers opened on the street and now I can go there even during the week.  Made three scenes of the market goes in watercolor and back to working on the large painting, giving myself a week to complete.

ink & watercolor, 21×30 cm, 2009, on Etsy

Oleksandr Kovalchuk at Central House of Artists

Valentyna Telychko at Central House of Artists

Volodymyr Podlevskyi at Central House of Artists

Temo Svirely, image from http://www.svirely.com

Illya Isupov (currently at Zeh)

Pikul, currently at Zeh

I forgot the name of this artist, also at Zeh

Went down Andriyivsky and to Podil to see the galleries concentrated around there. Lot’s of fun and great art to see, as usual.  It seems that as much as the Ukrainians try their hand in conceptual and abstract art, our lot prefers the classical stuff:

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Center for Contemporary Art at NaUKMA currently holds a very interesting show by Ivan Bazak. The show comprises of pictures, several videos, painting and cardboard sculptures, all under the name of “Where is my home? Where are you at home?” and it’s about the Ukrainian community in Italy. Overall, the installation leaved us in a satisfied and contemplative mood. It’s European quality installation art, done by a Ukrainian, alas, living abroad.

Photo from What’s On