<p>For the last three weeks I didn't paint anything at all, my work got into that phase where I had to spend all available time between writing and training our summer student (this is separate piece of work but I'd rather not go there to avoid early Ulcer 
.</p><p>Around 4th of July I figured that mind is a terrible thing to lose and if I have to write something I can as well do it in a more calm environment then NYC, so I went upstate and spend two days there pretending to be writing (did too, really really). Here is some pictures taken on that trip. Alas , not by me but still, I will post'em</p><p>The Valley. No idea where it is exactly - about an hour and a half to the north of Albany. This is on the top of the cliff that drops down for a 100 meters of so. Really didn't expect it when I got there.</p><p><img height="800" border="0" width="600" src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b383/chinenovy/Valley.jpg" /></p><p>When we got down there was a small town, village really, with a beautiful art shop. This is a sculpture in front of it</p><p> <img height="630" border="0" width="375" src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b383/chinenovy/Portret.jpg" /> <br /></p><p> Copper oxidation. Anybody needs a reference picture?</p><p><img height="640" border="0" width="480" src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b383/chinenovy/copperoxidation2.jpg" /> </p><p>A close up of the same. I really liked colors on that things, so my friend who had a camera took several pictures for me</p><p><img height="600" border="0" width="800" src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b383/chinenovy/copperoxidation3.jpg" /></p><p>and from the other side </p><p><img height="480" border="0" width="640" src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b383/chinenovy/metaloxidation.jpg" /></p><p>The salvation of thirsty. This is how Americans stored their Coca-cola around the time of Revolutionary wars </p><p><img height="465" border="0" width="378" src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b383/chinenovy/coca-cola.jpg" /> </p><p> MNIATURE! Enough said </p><p><img height="529" border="0" width="531" src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b383/chinenovy/Miniature.jpg" /></p><p>The firework in Albany on the 4th of July. <br /></p><p><img height="494" border="0" width="463" src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b383/chinenovy/Firework.jpg" /> </p><p> and more </p><p><img height="493" border="0" width="625" src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b383/chinenovy/Firework2.jpg" /> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
.</p><p>Around 4th of July I figured that mind is a terrible thing to lose and if I have to write something I can as well do it in a more calm environment then NYC, so I went upstate and spend two days there pretending to be writing (did too, really really). Here is some pictures taken on that trip. Alas , not by me but still, I will post'em</p><p>The Valley. No idea where it is exactly - about an hour and a half to the north of Albany. This is on the top of the cliff that drops down for a 100 meters of so. Really didn't expect it when I got there.</p><p><img height="800" border="0" width="600" src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b383/chinenovy/Valley.jpg" /></p><p>When we got down there was a small town, village really, with a beautiful art shop. This is a sculpture in front of it</p><p> <img height="630" border="0" width="375" src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b383/chinenovy/Portret.jpg" /> <br /></p><p> Copper oxidation. Anybody needs a reference picture?</p><p><img height="640" border="0" width="480" src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b383/chinenovy/copperoxidation2.jpg" /> </p><p>A close up of the same. I really liked colors on that things, so my friend who had a camera took several pictures for me</p><p><img height="600" border="0" width="800" src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b383/chinenovy/copperoxidation3.jpg" /></p><p>and from the other side </p><p><img height="480" border="0" width="640" src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b383/chinenovy/metaloxidation.jpg" /></p><p>The salvation of thirsty. This is how Americans stored their Coca-cola around the time of Revolutionary wars </p><p><img height="465" border="0" width="378" src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b383/chinenovy/coca-cola.jpg" /> </p><p> MNIATURE! Enough said </p><p><img height="529" border="0" width="531" src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b383/chinenovy/Miniature.jpg" /></p><p>The firework in Albany on the 4th of July. <br /></p><p><img height="494" border="0" width="463" src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b383/chinenovy/Firework.jpg" /> </p><p> and more </p><p><img height="493" border="0" width="625" src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b383/chinenovy/Firework2.jpg" /> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>