Wednesday, May 26, 2010


i'm still busy painting, although i've not also been spending much time on it.

watercolor is my chosen medium because it offers me the ability to express translutcent light and sparking showdow . water color is like magic for creating the feel of light.

Saturday, May 8, 2010


I have no idea what to write about this picture. I just wanted to share it… let call it "KPACUBblE" if you will. That shot was taken facing western Moscow , and if I moved my camera just a little bit to the right, I would have included red square in the shot. Red square is one of the area’s newest premiere entertainment, residential and business hot spots.

Sunday, May 2, 2010

Google has launched "Ocean Google Earth” or Google Earth underwater. Amazing, isn't it? At first, one might think that it would only be useful for those in the scientific and research community. But on second thought, the applications are only limited by our imaginations. In fact, it can be a sort of travel experience from home, straight from your desktop or laptop, especially with the sometimes high cost of travel, especially in this economy and, in some places, in these kinds of world we live in......................

Tuesday, April 27, 2010




He is influenced by the past. He has designed buildings for Disney, Central Park, and Time Square and numerous residential projects. Those being only a few of his projects his firm is known around the world. His work is generally classified as postmodern. The importance he puts on the environment and permanence of tradition defines his work. Robert A. M. Stern is said to be the first architect to use the term postmodernism. Recently he referred to his work as “post traditionalism.” He is constantly redefining himself. By using diverse use of forms he gives buildings meaning. Museum for African Art in New York was designed by him, the new museum, which is located on 5th Avenue at the edge of Harlem twenty blocks north of the Guggenheim, is the permanent quarters for this successful institution, which use to operate out of temporary spaces for the past 22 years. The museum will be housed in the lower levels of a 19-storey luxury residential tower and will provide 92,000 square feet on three floors above grade and two below. Key features of the design are a dramatic two-storey lobby at entry with a wall made of etimoe wood from Ghana that curves upward to form the ceiling. On the exterior the museum will have trapezoidal windows with bronze-painted mullions that will rise the full height of the building.

Monday, April 19, 2010




Art Deco architects sought to emphasize vertically as a symbol of modernity and progress. Strong vertical lines dominate the Eastern Columbia Building's facade and extend all the way up to the clock tower and often drew inspiration from Mayan and Egyptian art and architecture.