Whitton to Chiswick
May 24th 2019
Friday 24. 05 19 This is a drawing of a train journey that I did to school every day in the 50s.
London
May 22nd 2019
Wednesday 22. 05. 19 Just got back this morning from a busy 5 days in London. Met Carol on Saturday and spent the whole day at the Crypt catching up. Sunday was Van Gogh at Tate Britain and Franz West and Dorothy Tanning at Tate Modern. Monday I took the train to Whitton and took a lot of photos of places from my childhood. Met Ed Harris for lunch at the Nelson and reminisced about post-war Whitton. Tuesday saw an excellent Kubrick exhibition at the Design Museum and then visited my old school in Chiswick before heading back to Luton for the night. Took the 6.30am flight back home this morning.
When we were young
May 16th 2019
Thursday 16. 05. 19 This was a monoprint that I did earlier in the week of my brother, my sister and myself. Off to London tomorrow for a few days.
Franglais
May 12th 2019
Sunday 12. 05. 19 I have started a series of collages based on my Friday Franglais class. This is the first.
Studio
May 9th 2019
Thursday 09. 05. 2019 Did this drawing of a corner of the table in the studio while I was waiting for my monoprint plate of poppy fields to dry. What a mess!!!
Les Baux 2
May 6th 2019
Monday 06. 05. 19 Went to the Carriéres du Lumières again today and this time we managed to get in OK. What a fabulous expo/show – Vincent would have been proud. Afterwards we had a tasty lunch at our usual restaurant. A grand day out!
The Old and the new
Apr 30th 2019
Tuesday 30. 04. 19 I went into Montpellier today and visited L’Arbre Blanc, a modern apartment building, and the Cathedrale St Pierre, a 13th century cathedral. An interesting contrast in styles.
Labour day
Apr 29th 2019
Monday 29. 04. 19 I bought this Lily of the Valley this morning. It is sold in France to celebrate the Fête de Travail on Wednesday May 1st.
Tulip fields
Apr 25th 2019
Thursday 25. 04. 19 Here is a coloured monoprint that I did yesterday to provide some cheer on a damp, grey, cloudy day in Clermont!
Windmills
Apr 19th 2019
Friday 19. 04. 19 I did this painting of the windmills at the Zaanse Schans for Julia as a souvenir of our bike ride through the tulips. The main windmill was used to grind pigments for paint. The other image is a coloured monoprint.