Bucharest, Romania

Working at home, Bucuresti

















View in front of the bloc of flats, Bucuresti


Winter suddenly came again this morning. It was sunny and not too cold for the last few weeks, but typical for February, can be spring one day, winter the next. The green space in front of the bloc becomes a white space, with blowing snow, and about 2-3 cm of snow on the ground. When Febe isnt playing in the grass or jumping into the water, her other preference is to run and roll in the snow. Amazingly, I've found a dog's feet dont really get cold! It's true. Take a dog out in the snow, let it run around alittle, and feel it's feet.......they'll be warm...or even hot. Dont know how this works, except that they have really good circulation.

Sketch Experiment A: Sketching in blowing snow. A cartridge pen will work for approximately 50 seconds at 0 degrees celsius. This can be extended to approximately 2-3 minutes by putting the pen next to skin for 30 seconds. Closing and holding the pen in hand will extend use for 15 seconds. Note: at 0 degrees, with a wind speed of 30 km/h, the sensible temperature will be -7. Fingers too cold to draw after 3 minutes. After 3 minutes, snow blowing in the eye will make it difficult to concentrate. Snow starts to collect noticeably on the paper after 2 minutes. Result: Effective time to sketch in blowing snow at 0 degrees celsius: 2 minutes.