Serenade for a Young Woman

I could really live without plaid.
Here are some things I do appreciate:

Portland, Maine
New Englandism
Lighthouses, John Calvin Stevens, Gin & Tonics
Croquet and tennis
Scandinavia
Cinephilia, Auteurs
Doo Wop
Franz Schubert and Giuseppe Verdi

Posts tagged Russia.

“Chandelier of the Mariinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg”

9x12”

January 9th, 2012

by yours truly

available here: http://www.etsy.com/shop/BeckyPleasePaint

Tagged: chandelier, mariinsky theatre, ballet, st. petersburg, Russia, Russian Music, pen and ink drawing, Illustration, european history, old world, .

5 ♥ 01.23.12

final ink drawing of the chandelier inside the Valaam Monastery in Karelia, Russia.

No, I have never been there but would love to visit.

by yours truly,

December 9th, 2011

Tagged: eastern europe, chandelier, Russia, elegant artifacts, Illustration, pen and ink drawing, monastery, valaam monastery, .

4 ♥ 12.10.11

A beautiful thing.

Inside and outside the Valaam Monastery, in Karelia, Russia.

Photo credits:

Paul C. Miller and http://josephpatterson.wordpress.com

Tagged: cultural history, karelia, paul c miller, russia, valaam monastery, chandelier, .

27 ♥ 12.03.11