Country-side mansion in Upper Canada
During a past holiday, I visited the countryside region near Kingston, Ontario, along the Great Lakes. The city was an important center during the British Dominion in the Victorian era, hosting a colonial force, the Governor of the province and most of its bureaucracy. As expected, one can still find many examples of construction in […]
Experimenting with painting flow
This week, my goal was to test a method to stretch watercolour paper so that it does not bend and buckle during heavy washes. Also, on this occasion, I kept working on a new composition, being inspired by a panoramic scene of Florence that I saw during my vacation there last Summer. To prepare the […]
Painting the Palace of the Credit Bank
Revisiting my collection of digital photos from past vacations, I came across a picture of a beautiful building in my city of birth, Timisoara. Its construction was complete in 1912 with the architectural plans of Szekely Laszlo. Initially, it served as the Credit Bank’s head office in the city, and later it was repurposed for […]
The dome of the Basilica in Rome at night
By revisiting my vacation album of photos taken during my trip to Italy last August, I came across the one taken 100 meters East of the Bridge of the Archangels, on the opposite side of the Castle, at dawn, fifteen minutes after Sunset. I was mesmerized by the scene back then, as I remember, and […]
I have a new stand for watercolor
I took my time to build a simple stand for watercolour to hold my ceramic palettes, notebooks, water containers, and brushes. It is made of wood, and it may not look professionally crafted, but it is ergonomically functional. To build it, it took me 3 hours in total, end to end. The most important function […]