olha pryymak

The wet streets of London after the major snowfall : not a bit of snow left on the ground, just the enormous reflection pool for street lights at dusk.

Finished! It’s a new experience for me – a painting four times larger then I normally do; I purposefully tried to keep it looking as if it’s still 6×6, overall satisfied with the idea and can’t wait to up the size yet again for the next painting this coming week; first step in progress reports to come tomorrow.

Have I mentioned enough how lucky I was to get a surprise trip to Paris for my 30th birthday the other week!? This is an image that I was able to take in while there – throngs of tourists around the greatest masterpieces in art – the two Michelangelo slaves at the Louvre.

oil on panel 30×30 cm (12×12 in), listed on Etsy

My earlier Paris paintings:

In the Park
In the park 2

Now that I am more or less happy with the painting started last month, I am finally listing it here for sale.

21×30 cm, oil on panel, 2009, on Etsy

Meanwhile working on another larger-scale (30×30 cm) picture today – to mark my last week’s trip to the Louvre. Day 2 snapshot: