Final white van
May 17th 2012
Thursday 17. 05. 12 I think this is the final white van which I found just outside Lodéve. It will not going anywhere soon!
Back to basics
May 14th 2012
Monday 14. 05. 12 Went out early this morning to do some drawing en plein air and then came back and did this small painting too.
Busy week
May 11th 2012
Friday 11. 05. 12 It has been a rather social week with Polly here from the UK so haven’t been doing much painting. Monday we went into Montpellier by bus and explored the town courtesy of the tramway. Great system, 4 lines now and you can even get down to the étang at Pérols on Line 3. Today back in the studio working on a portrait of Violette my coiffeuse!
New white van
May 1st 2012
Tuesday 01. 05. 12 Decided to add a couple of people to one of my white van paintings today. I think that by adding a visual narrative the painting becomes more interesting.
Beach Huts
Apr 30th 2012
Monday 30. 04. 12 This is a scene that has not changed since my childhood. Oddly altho there are beach huts, there is a notice declaring the beach is closed due to erosion and dangerous objects near the surface!!!
Wet UK
Apr 27th 2012
Friday 27. 04. 12 Just back from a quick trip to the UK. Left on Sunday after visiting an expo at the Musée Fabre in Montpellier with George and Laurene. An interesting show on Alexandre Hollan a Hungarian artist living in the Hérault. Flew to UK Sunday afternoon, picked up a car and then went to some old childhood holiday haunts en route to Chris and Viv in Hemingstone, Tuesday went to Cambridge to see Sebastian who I hadn’t seen for 50 years! On then to Lawrence and Diane in Stevenage for dinner and on Wednesday to Maureen in Sandhurst and Rob and Heather who were visiting Andrew in Ottershaw en route back from Oslo to Halifax. Thursday back here. Weather was wet and cool but it was good to see everybody.
April flowers
Apr 20th 2012
Nearly finished
Apr 19th 2012
Thursday 19. 04. 12 Have been working on these two most of this week and I think they are close to being finished.
Last of the white vans
Apr 12th 2012
I have been working on the last of the white vans this week and have only one more to go.
Portrait
Apr 3rd 2012
Tuesday 03. 04. 12 Alan and Lea left today for London via Paris. They will be staying in London until Thursday when they fly back to Canada.