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Woman in Greens

07/07/202403/09/2018 by Gary Kirkpatrick

Zambia, a short illustrated book about our visit to a small village

07/07/202426/08/2018 by Gary Kirkpatrick

We flew with friends to Dar Es Salaam, the capitol of Tanzania, to go by train to Zambia. The train trip was an adventure of its own. Our destination was a tiny village where our nephew Travis worked as a Peace Corps volunteer, helping the locals build a damn for their fish farm.

https://issuu.com/garyartista/docs/zambia_book_edited

Saint Sofia

07/07/202425/08/2018 by Gary Kirkpatrick

Saint Sofia, dating from the 11th century, is one of the most important churches of Kiev. It is named after the Hagia Sofia in Istanbul, an amazing structure dating from the 3rd century Roman period, when Istanbul was called Constantinople after the Roman emperor Constantine. The buildings bear no resemblance to one another, however. Saint Sofia’s origin is in the Kieven Rus period, when the region was governed by a loose federations of Slavic and Finnish people. It has the impressive golden domes you find in Poland and Russia. The art decorating the interior has the same Byzantine look as well.

Roofs of Kiev

07/07/202425/08/2018 by Gary Kirkpatrick

Roof of Kiev, acrylics on paper, 11.5*16.5′, 30*42 cm

Kiev’s architecture is impressive, largely from the 19th and early 20th with some Soviet Russia era contributions. The city is built on hills, and on cliffs overlooking the Dnieper River. This allows great views of the rooftops as you walk about.

Peg Visits Barge in Conflans-Saint- Honorine

07/07/202423/08/2018 by Gary Kirkpatrick

We visited this town to see the barge museum there. This town still has the boarding school barge owners use today.

Tapas With Friends

07/07/202416/08/2018 by Gary Kirkpatrick

In a bar in Cabañal having tapas with Ximo and Andea. They are great company. We tried an array of unusual tapas, thanks to Ximo’s excellent suggestions. Superb local wine. I had a great time with them in May, sometimes in bar and sometimes at Ximo’s place.

Cabañal is on the edge of Valencia, Spain at the beach. The narrow streets reflect the age of the place, which is full of many two story traditional Spanish townhouses. This is a small water color painting.