Happy Valentine's Day to All Lovers

Leslie Allen "Hello My Honey"

When feeling homesick

Oh how much I love caviar and a nice cup of tea...

I've come across this beautiful painting by Olha Pryymak who is originally from Ukraine but is currently living in London. Apparently, when Olha feels homesick she paints caviar & tea.
I can definitely relate as I miss having nice chats over cups of tea with my family and friends in Russia. And as for the caviar, this is a delicacy that no one loves as much as the Russians.

Tea and Caviar Sandwitch II

Black & White Ballet

Just a few beautiful photographs of ballet dancers. 

Images are from favim.com

Watercolor

There are a lot of oil/acrylic paintings out there and it seems to be the more popular style, so I thought I would upload a few watercolor works.
You can find a lot of information & history about aquarelle on the internet.  But speaking from a more practical point of view  (that I learnt from personal art blogs) watercolor is:
- cheaper than oil, easier to set up
- you can mix and create any color but it doesn't last as long as oil painting
- it dries quicker (could be problematic for a "slow" type of artist)
- it easily runs, hence can be difficult to work with
- can warp the paper
- if you sketch before using color it's hard to "hide" pencil lines
- and etc.

Yuriy Shevchuk "Prague Old Town Square"

Yuriy Shevchuk "Prague Mustek First Heat"

Ora Marlene O'Toole "Happiness is Flowers"

Janis Grau "Spring Poppies"

Nita Leger Casey "Spring on Newburry Street"