January

Time goes by very quickly. It is already February. There is a common belief, that the first month of the year is the most difficult. Maybe it is because our brand new expectations meet reality… I don’t know? Anyway, here goes my Memory of January. It was not a snowy, white month. On this island, dark naked trees were swaying in a strong wind.

 

Where Mountains meet Lakes

Recently I’ve visited with my Kot Lake District. It is an amazing place. Mountains look into the lakes as in the mirror. The connection of water with the rocks in one place was very surprising for me. And the sky… was simply shocking. Old masters’ works basically become alive there.
I had my head filled with nature’s views a long time after we come back to the city, so no wonder it had to explode in some kind of picture.
And here goes my etching approach to the nature. This is my first fully soft ground, pencil and brush marks etching plate. I found it more difficult than I expected. The method was unpredictable and difficult to control.

But I really enjoyed it. So tata… first print from this plate…