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Two new plein air paintings 28 Jul 2013 | 07:25 pm
So two new plein air paintings are almost dry. I started off with doing paintings just around the house..familiar ground..juts to get my confidence back. I can’t start off new with concentrating on a...
Peaches in watercolor 23 Jul 2013 | 11:17 pm
Yay..I’m back to plein air painting after a dry spell of two years…..The oil paintings are busy drying, while outside the thunder is rolling and the rain is showering down, bringing welcome relief to ...
Provence trip 2013 3 Jul 2013 | 05:41 pm
I had a very quick, but wonderful trip to Provence with mon chéri a few days ago. He spoiled me with lovely dinners and a lot of patience when I did some sketches. I tried to be as quick as I can with...
Artichokes ands olive trees. 26 Jun 2013 | 08:49 pm
My artichoke plants are reaching enormous dimensions and the artichokes are beautiful. Some land in the kitchen and some stay on the plant to seed into beautiful blue purple flowers. …artichokes.. w...
Nasturtiums in watercolour 22 Jun 2013 | 08:44 pm
The nasturtiums are slow off the mark this year..our summer being cold and very wet and a nasturtium a lover of warmth. But they are getting there and the flowers as always, playful and gay! ..red nas...
A sunshine tulip and white sketches. 2 May 2013 | 10:10 pm
The tulips I brought back from Amsterdam last year are all in bloom, except for 3 Allium bulbs that I lost to greedy rabbits. I picked all white bulbs and got big surprise when a few of the carefully...
30/3/2013: Joyeuses Pâques! 30 Mar 2013 | 06:04 pm
To all my friends and readers and visitors, those who stop for a moment and those who pass right by…whatever you do during this Easter period, whichever way you celebrate it, or even ignore it…I wish ...
A coffee break.. 8 Feb 2013 | 08:40 pm
I cooked the whole day today, but I managed to pack in a doodle sketch during my coffee break. Using only contour lines, most of the objects done in one line, I could sketch quick and without restrain...
Umbrella, ombrelle, parasol, parapluie, they all say one thing…sketch me! 2 Feb 2013 | 08:48 pm
An umbrella is easy to draw..right? DING! Wrong! So many things to consider: Convex, concave, round, shadows, transparency, folds, foreshortening, colour, patterns… A good challenge! ..two half open...
Oil painting – white corner 29 Jan 2013 | 09:25 pm
My first plein air painting in two years..and I chose a rainy and snowy day to do it! Not the best composition ever and with very finicky brushwork (but with a nice stroke here and there!), I succeed ...
