ultraMARIN Sketch

Last weekend my sister and I spend a long weekend in Vienna - elegant, classical, and so artistic capital of Austria. So we tasted some Schiele, Klimt and Breigel. And some Mozart, Beethoven and Strauss. And apple-strudel for the dessert, of course! ;) Here are some sketches I managed to "steal". our first supper beautiful concert in Mozart's house having some drinks after the concert my beautiful sister listening to the live singer in the bar poor horses! I'm not sure they so happy to dance waltz... I didn't dare to skate, but it was fun to watch! charming small concert in our hotel, called "Beethoven"  in the local jazz club "Porgy&Bess" wonderful show by "Marina and the Kats" Marina and her band were just electrifying! I wish I could sketch much much more! But still, it was so nice, and I have some taste for coming again!

Last weekend we had a short trip to the North. Its always relaxing - change of the landscape, a lot of nature and some sketching, of course ;) I did this sketch at the entrance to Fassuta - Arabic Christian village in Galilee, decorated for Christmas.    Series of sketches done during our dinner: barmen telling us the story of his life These two paintings were done in Haifa on our way back. I miss painting!

It was a busy month, full of various events I'll tell about later. Finally I had a little break and was able to set up my Etsy shop - something I wanted to try long ago. I'm sketching on daily base and obviously have a huge amount of sketches done for no particular purpose. I can talk non stop about why I sketch. When I started, it was almost physical need to move my fingers, the most accessible way to keep myself in shape for drawing. As time passed, sketching turned to be kind of obsession, part of my way of experiencing my daily routine. But most of all, sketching for me is a way to enjoy the pleasure of drawing for its own sake and a very fun way to go to a journey every day without travelling far. When I sketch I really observe the surroundings, watch what's happening, enter strangers' lives, and discover their stories. I had doubts about offering my sketches for sell. I'm an illustrator working with clients and creating a lot of images on demand. I want...