New oil painting - «The last home of the forgotten souls»

The last home of the forgotten souls
oil on hardboard, 50x70 cm, 2013

Here is my new painting, which started back in 2011. I was on a bike trip together with my wife and we came to an old cemetery by the big lake. It served as a burial ground since 19th century, and it kept the feeling of something old in everything, from thomb stones to fence. There's also an old orthodox church close.

After the trip i made a drawing you see below. It's not a sketch from life, but more of a memory-based drawing, with more or less established composition - i wanted to make it an ink drawing. But soon i got the idea to paint this...