I have a friend Diane Darling, yes that is her real name, and she is a speaker on ‘Networking’ and other communication skills. We became acquainted a few years ago by collaborating on a course via an on line teaching … Read More
It doesn’t matter how many times or where they are, I still get a great buzz out of visiting French markets. I just want to keep walking around and look and soak up the colours, the aromas and sheer abundance … Read More
There is a fabulous Sunday market near me in St Chinian and my trip this week not only provided me with some tasty produce but also something I just had to paint. This beautiful purple Kohlrabi really grabbed my attention, … Read More
Well there really shouldn’t be anything to stop you, except you. Lots of my students tell me that they feel too self conscious to get the sketchbook or paint out. Well maybe these two videos will convince you otherwise. On … Read More
The visual outcome of my visit to Parc Floral de Paris. A while ago I confessed that I did not like painting ‘en plein air.’ Well one of the objectives of my sojourn in Paris was to do more sketching … Read More
Day seven, Saturday April 20. Andrew Graham Dixon , a renowned British art historian, did a fabulous series of programmes on the good old Beeb, about the art of France not so long ago. And one of the buildings he visited was … Read More
Day six, Friday April 20. After the rigours of climbing to the top of the Arc de Triomphe yesterday, jostling with the increasing amount of tourists and the heat, today I needed green, and lots of it. So It was … Read More
Day five, Thursday April 19. I don’t know why but in all the visits, and the time I lived near Paris previously, I had never been to the top of the Arc de Triomphe, so it was time to put … Read More
Day four, Wednesday April 18. It’s a tiring business being on holiday. So today I decided just to get up when I felt like it and stroll about wherever my feet took me. The view from my balcony is very … Read More