Balcony III

Balcony III, watercolor, 23x31 cm. available. On exhibition at the Bibliotheque Municipal de Cauterets, France, till the end of the month. PORTES, FENETRES, BALCONS: ouverts, fermes.

Voltaire again: "to think of virginity as a virtue--and not a barrier that separates ignorance from knowledge-- is an infantile superstition."

Balcony II, Cauterets, France

Balcony II, Cauterets, France. Watercolor, 23x31 cm, available. This painting is part of the solo show: Portes, Fenetres, Balcons, running till the end of the month at the Bibliothéque Municipal de Cauterets, France.

" The truths of religion are never so well understood as by those who have lost their power of reasoning." Voltaire.

Balcon 1, Cauterets, France

Balcony I, Cauterets, France. Watercolor, 23x31 cm. available. This painting is part of the Solo Exhibition at the Bibliothéque Municipal de Cauterets, which started August 15, and runs till the end of this month: Portes, Fenetres, Balcons, ouverts, fermées. . ( Doors, Windows, Balconies, open, and closed)

I just found a perfect quote by Voltaire: "nothing can be more contrary to religion and the clergy than reason and common sense."

Porte de l'Eternité

Porte de l'Eternite, watercolor and lace.
If you think that watercolor and lace doesn't make sense, look at the picture more carefully. I spent a month in Budapest, painting watercolors on a studio next to a Swedish artist who worked with wood, old chairs, wax, ancient books, a lace umbrella, wire, etc. One day, inspired by her mixed media, I decided to try this: I painted a series of watercolors of balconies, gates, and I used lace and other media to depict part of the picture. These are the gates of the cemetery in Gavarnie, France, painted with Winsor and Newton watercolors over a Hungarian hand- made paper. Hand made lace has been glued to parts of the gate.

La Mairie de Cauterets

La Mairie de Cauterets, watercolor. This is one of the paintings in my new show:DOORS, WINDOWS, BALCONIES...Open, Close...at the Bibliotheque Municipale de Cauterets, France,  opening on Thursday, August 16th , Reception from 5-7 pm. You are invited!

Danaide, mixed media

Danaide, mixed media as follows: watercolor and hand-made Hungarian lace, on Hungarian hand-made watercolor paper. 38x26cm.  Can you see her? Danaide's constantly carrying water to a leaking fountain, according to mythology. In my work, I've used watercolor and the lace to represent the falling water. The lace was sewn with thread into the paper, and it is floating down. This framed painting will be exhibited at the Pen Club Gallery, in Budapest, Hungary, from August 24 to September 28. Opening Reception on August 24th., details coming up in a couple of weeks.

Car in Park, inkwash

Car in Park, inkwash, 14x18, available. Sketched at the Budapest City Park, a few days ago.
Karoly Marko is one of Hungary's best known painters. Marko spent most of his life working abroad in Vienna and Italy, but he never really lost contact with Hungary. From the 1840s almost every Hungarian painter who visited Italy spent some time in his studio. His visit back for a few days was celebrated raptourously, culminating with the opening of the Marko Hall in the Hungarian National Museum, in Budapest.