Izba
Barbara Colvin
Watercolour
11" x 8.5"
2021
This is a Russian Izba. In the past, these log houses were Eastern European peasant homes, but are now most often used as dachas, or summer cottages. They fascinate me because of the detail particularly on windows and doors – unlike pioneer log homes in Canada and the States, they were highly decorated in a unique Slavic style.