Month: October 2012

 

Tuesday 30. 10. 12 Noticed this roundabout between Agde and Grau d’Agde where I was shooting reference photos for the last panel of the scroll yesterday. It is a model of the cathedral at Agde.

 

Sunday 28. 10. 12 Finished Panel 8 and have drawn in Panel 12 of the maquette today.

 

Saturday 27. 10. 12 I have been working on panel 8 today which is an allée en route to Pezenas from Belarga.

 

Tuesday 23. 10. 12 Finished the 7th panel on the scroll. This is the local swimming hole on the Hérault at Belarga.

 

Sunday 21. 10. 12 I have discovered that what I thought was a sanglier on the roundabout at St André was in fact a black pig. It is the totemic animal of St André as described below:

Le cochon noir de Saint-André-de-Sangonis est lui aussi l’enfant d’une légende. Le comte de Saint-André, de la seigneurie de Sangonas, était frappé par une malédiction familiale : sa fille était fort laide et personne ne voulait la prendre comme épouse. Un jour, désespéré de ne point trouver de descendance, il fit rassembler tous les jeunes hommes du village sur la place afin de « choisir » un prétendant pour sa fille. Celui qui croquerait la pomme qu’il entendait lancer aurait la main de sa fille et une dot importante. Le comte lança la pomme. Il attendit. Un cochon noir était là et croqua la pomme le premier. Et ainsi est née l’histoire du pòrc negre, le cochon noir en occitan. Le cochon noir défile lors des fêtes du village et entend trousser les robes des jeunes filles.

 

 

Thursday 18. 10. 12 Started work on the 7th panel of the scroll today. The Hérault in high summer at Belarga.

 

Wednesday 17. 10. 12 Worked on the scroll again today and I think that this panel is nearly finished. Also been working on a painting of Istanbul.

 

Tuesday 16. 10. 12 I have been working on the 6th panel of the scroll today. Quite complicated with all the road markings and the cars.