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A lovely french place on the corner by the canal, I pass it by every day.

Have not seen the sun here in over a week. Reminiscing on the beauty of even the ugliest streets lit with soft sunshine. See the biker riding off into the sunrise.

2010, oil on panel, 15 x 15 cm, sold

Finally we saw some snow, just before it touched the ground and melted into slush. So I am looking only on the pretty fluffy treetops and the distant building in the haze here.

My pic with the Dennis Severs House paintings at the Lynn Painter Stainers show from last week are on Makingamark blog again.

I bike past this little restaurant on Goldsmiths row every day. on this particular day sun really lit up the front and the only two tables outside. Because Cowling and Wilcox were practically giving away canvases for free last week, I got tempted to give it a go again. Must say though that  I am a big fan of hardboard, majorly because the tactility of the paint over smooth surface is never the same on canvas; that play of oil viscosity over the glossy surface just makes all the difference to me.

Little Georgia, sunshine, 2010, oil on canvas, 20 x 20 cm, (£120)

Had dinner there Friday night; back In the Soviet times Georgian was pretty much the only "exotic" food one could get, now it only associates with nostalgic experiences, and great Georgian hospitality.

oil on panel 15×15 cm, on Etsy