Another view from my window – Snow in the early evening of St Nicolas day 19-12-09 (according to Julian/Orthodox calendar).
Rene, that’s another one for your friend. What you see is about 500 years old Latin Bridge – the place where, by assassination of Franz Ferdinand, the World War I started 95.5 years ago.
Other views from the same window:
http://www.skineart.com/art/9026/quiz-viewthis-is-the-one-i-promissed/#comments
http://www.skineart.com/art/10596/a-view-from-my-living-room-through-the/#comments
Watercolour on an A4.
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Nuria 10:09 am on December 31, 2009 | #
I like it ,Ziza!. Happy New Year 2010 everyone.
Fabienne 11:05 am on December 31, 2009 | #
It’s really nice. I like it.
Nikira 11:17 am on December 31, 2009 | #
What a beauty! Reminds me Moscow.
trebor61 12:53 pm on December 31, 2009 | #
This is my favourite of your recent posts. Its made all the more interesting with your description. Thanks for this and a happy New year, Ziza
gallery318 4:36 pm on December 31, 2009 | #
Lovely. I feel the cold, icy snow falling around me! Have a great New Year!!!!
KirbysArt 5:44 pm on December 31, 2009 | #
Awesome job on this one. The snow falling is awesome looking.
~Kirby
renefijten 4:06 am on January 1, 2010 | #
Best wishes for the new year, Ziza, and for all other skinnies who read this. I will send the drawing to my friend Tasja. This bridge symbolises the 20th century, here the first and the last of the european wars started.
Andrew Spanoudakis 8:55 am on January 1, 2010 | #
Beautiful work Ziza. Happy new year to everyone… I am happy to have found this site and the opportunity to share with all of you. thank you and safe, healthy times
Micha 4:21 pm on January 1, 2010 | #
Very beautiful! I’ve seen it with my inner eyes several times since I looked at it. How did you the snow?
roseindigo 11:26 pm on January 1, 2010 | #
Gorgeous painting Ziza!!!
oscilis 8:55 am on January 3, 2010 | #
Terrific atmosphere with lots of motion. I always like to hear a story as well.
Ziza 3:39 am on January 4, 2010 | #
Dear friends, thank you and a very happy New Year to you all!
The snow is done by sprinkling deep blue and black watercolours first (over already done watercolour painting). Next: I splattered white gouache over everything. I placed newspapers to protect the environment but, as it turned out, it wasn’t enough. The whole place was covered in white “snowflakes” (to great dissatisfaction of my wife) so I had to clean it up, which took nearly as long as the time needed to produce the painting itself.
For the sake of truth, the bridge only witnessed the beginning of the World War I which was not the first European war of the century (there were 2 Balkan wars before it). For the last European war – it started in places other than Sarajevo, but first victim in Sarajevo was Suada Dilberovic and she was indeed killed by sniper fire on another bridge (about 2 km/6 bridges downstream). However, this particular bridge did witness many wars…