Marina

oil on canvas paper, 12" x 9"

This is a portrait study of an old friend of mine with whom I lost touch a number of years ago.  She was Russian and fluent in five languages.  We met in a French conversation class at the local college and took a fun trip to Hawaii together.  The reference photo for this portrait was taken in Hawaii.  Later, I attended her wedding to an Argentinian man on Kauai.  I hope she's doing well.  I suspect so.  She was brilliant!

A Russian Winter

oil on canvasboard, 8" x 6"

I was recently given some old Yarka oil paints, a Russian brand I've never used before.  This was an experiment to test their viscosity and see how the colors interact.  The splash of pink and yellow are courtesy of Gamblin, just to warm it up a bit.