quiet days III

Feel painting. Think drawing. Will do it.

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quiet days II

Here goes:

# 1, subsequent stages & detail; charcoal, tempera on paper

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quiet days I

# 2, 30 x 20 cms;
# 3, 21 x 14 cms;
watercolour, tempera on paper

One whole week to spend in the atelier. So much work to do.

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at aunt Anna’s

Gouzac I; pencil on paper, 20 x 20 cms

Vermeer copy with aunt and sister

Gouzac II; pencil on paper, 20 x 20 cms

From water and bread in the City to tea and milk with aunt Anna and her sister, their children and Gouzac the watchdog. Auntie and I both like Vermeer. The dog is magnificent and [...]

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Istanbul Evangelia

Evangelia icon in Ayazma Church, Istanbul
NIPSON ANOMEMATA ME MONAN OPSIN; ‘wash your sins, not your face’… sound of water dripping from the Virgin’s well. A circle of light upon the coarse sand under the oil lamp. The caretaker singing low and gently in Greek. On the wall an icon representing the Annunciation, many times caressed [...]

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Istanbul souvenir, 1997

souvenir from the City; piece of bread, iron plate, wooden frame

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santralistanbul & artlinks

just a few pictures from the exhibition Modern and beyond at santralistanbul:

…and a few artlinks:
http://www.santralistanbul.com/
http://www.istanbulmodern.org/
http://www.istanbulartlist.net/
http://platformgaranti.blogspot.com/
http://odaprojesi.org/

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