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Grand entrance of the Belvedere palace in Vienna.

The inspiration from the Albertina palace continues to pour into these little bright interiors this week.

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

The colour combination of the walls and he furniture just blew me away here. Although, not sure what the duke thought of his study, but seeming myself in the mirror as I sat at my desk would be a bit uncomfortable.

This room belongs to the series of the State rooms at the Albertina gallery in Vienna. I lingered in those halls for hours and, as a result, have the material for dozen more paintings if it will keep its spell on me.

Yesterday checked out my small entry on show at the Royal Academy this year. The place was packed for the private view, and the Weston room of small works was impossible to get into an hour into the show.

Must have been a dark-ish day outside that the State rooms at the Albertina palace were fully illuminated.

6×6 in, oil on panel, 2010, sold

The colour and mystuque in this corner is so captivating, I am having another take at it.

oil on panel, 6×6 in, 2010

for sale on Etsy

Last week I was lucky enough to spend a few days in Vienna. Albertina gallery was the last on my list and about halfway through it I was ready to give up, after running through a couple of other major museums in the last two days. Only turning around the corner (the museum is quite a maze) I found these amazing rooms in opulent period decor, housing museum’s most precious drawings by Michelangelo and Durer, I got my second breath. The light coming in through the windows into this blue and gold room was just amazing.

6×6 in, oil on panel, 2010, for sale on Etsy