More cards

Since we are having a tough northeastern winter, I thought I'd post some art to forestall the further collapse of society! Just kidding - it is not that bad, but here are some nice distractions in any case.

Postcards

Here are a few recent postcards I painted. The first is a street scene from Budapest.  The next is Melk Abbey in Austria.

Finally, a chicken I saw in Iceland last summer.

Cards for friends

My teacher Ann Lindsay said a good thing about being an artist is you always have an excuse to buy yourself flowers. Here I've painted a quick study of roses in ink and wash.

Next up is a postcard showing the salt tower on the River Iln in Passau, Germany.

Baby quilt

Today I gave away my first baby quilt of the year.  Here's a picture.

All told, I've made around 30 baby quilts.  Recently one of my quilts was featured in LACMA's.  Click the link to learn more.
LACMA blog post by Hilary Walter

Central Europe gifts

Today I sketched souvenirs that I brought back from Europe and will give away as gifts. The first is a rattle with bells that I bought for my niece at the Budapest Christmas market. I also drew a bookmark with Gustav Klimt's Austrian Secession poster. The last page shows three Slovakian ornaments from Bratislava.  

Bratislava

Since it was snowing and very cold, I had a plate of Slovakian potato, cheese and bacon at Cafe Roland and painted the main square.

Also, a church outside Bratislava.

I drew this during a tour of ship's wheelhouse.

Sketches from the Danube

Happy New Year's Eve!  This week I flew to Budapest and have cruises from there to Bratislava, Vienna, Melk and now Linz.  Here is a record of my travels so far.

View of Buda from my stateroom - we had snow!

Magyar king from Heroes' Square

Next are various treasures from the Applied Arts museum, third oldest in the world.