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My Childhood Friend

March 31, 2020

This portrait has a very special meaning to me, as it is that of my dearest childhood friend Nezabravka (Neza for short) with whom I grew up in Oriahovo, Bulgaria. Her name is that of the tiny Forget-me-not flower that is blue like the sky and very delicate. Those who knew Neza may wonder why her hair is not dark, […]

Far Away

March 31, 2020

Far Away and several other of my paintings here are inspired by the art work of Daniel Ridgway Knight, an American artist from the past century, who spent most of his life and work in France. A contemporary to Sisley and Renoir, he painted peasant men and women involved in rather leisurely tasks out of doors with nature also being […]

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