September 19, 2016. Oil on canvas. 16 x 20 cm Russia. Moscow. 蘇茲達爾 I was told that this was autumn, the best season for travelling as it was not cold. The average temperature was around 10-15 degree which was less cold than tropical winter. It was continental climate. Dry. Not much rain. Therefore not as… Read More
Russia in misty rain
September 23, 2016. Oil on canvas. 25 x 30cm. Cosmos Hotel, Moscow, Russia The last morning in Moscow was a cloudy, rainy and misty day. I woke up 3 hours before the group set off time to capture my impression of Moscow city by another little painting. The city had a busy network of road,… Read More
A different sky
September 22, 2016. Oil on canvas. 15 x 20cm. Russia Sky had different colour and shape. The place we lived had a gray sky. When I went to Nepal or Tibet, the sky was a dark blue violet. In New Zealand the sky is a dark blue. I used to think the sky was a… Read More
Morning Mist
September 20, 2016. Oil on canvas. 15 x 20cm. The morning was a disaster as I was having a flu during the tour and couldn’t sleep very well. I tried to walk down the beach but this was raining and cool like 6* therefore I went back to my room to have a comfortable plen… Read More
1st night view painting
September 22, 2016. Oil on canvas. 15 x 20cm Cosmos Hotel, Moscow, Russia On my last night at Moscow, I looked out my hotel window and found the night view fascinating. There were not much tall buildings in Moscow city centre. Most of them were old buildings more than 100 yesrs. Russia was a nation… Read More
The Pond
September 20, 2016. Oil on canvas. 25 x 35 cm Russia. Moscow. 布洛斯鎮 Today was a bad day because my flu turned serious. I was coughing and blowing nose all day long. And felt so tired. The whole morning up to 3:30pm was museum visit. We saw the painting from 列維坦and listened to his sad… Read More
Homeland of master
September 19, 2016. Oil on canvas. 15 x 20cm Russia.Moscow. 依萬諾沃卅 It was dust when we arrived the homeland of 列維坦。The city was very charming. Views was excellent. The restaurants, the hotel, the rooms are all very classy and modern. Our room was big, clean with a big balcony overlooking the lake. It has a… Read More
Russian Land
September 17, 2016. Oil on canvas. 15 x 20″ Russia. Moscow. 蘇茲達爾 Russia was a beautiful city, it had vast piece of land in its countryside. This day we stayed in a small town called 蘇茲達爾, the hotel was huge but not impressive. Yet the scenery just one step outside the hotel was already very charming.… Read More
Plein air in Moscow
September 17, 2016. Oil on canvas. 15 x 20cm Russia. Moscow. 蘇茲達爾/蘇斯達里鎭 This city we went was a countryside area at the SW of Moscow. The city was a flat plain land, with trees, forests and golden roof churches and castles. There was many beautiful scenery over there. We arrived in the evening and had… Read More
Trees in the dust
September 17, 2016. Oil on canvas. 25 x 35cm Russia. Moscow. 克林 I finished my fourth painting in 2 hours and decided to attempt the fifth one in an hour. It was almost sunset. The warmth of the sun had coated the trees in a kind of golden yellow green. I did this really fast,… Read More