The journey continued to Arles a UNESCO site set on the mighty Rhone river. Vincent van Gogh spent a year here and had a very productive time including painting the image below. As is often the case with places on … Read More
Time to leave and head west but not without a few more stops. Diane and I both wanted to go and see the Matisse Chapelle du Rosaire de Vence which was not too far off our route.The link in the name will … Read More
Juan les Pins and Antibes are on the Cap d’Antibe peninsular, so walking from one side to the other seemed a good idea, forgetting that the walk would naturally mean climbing up before going down to the other side. I … Read More
From the balcony on the hotel I had view of a very large, but somewhat ruinous building and my curiosity took me and my ‘en plein air’ painting kit on another exploration. Here is a short film about the shell … Read More
You have to be a certain age to remember a song by Peter Sarstedt ‘Where do you go to my lovely,’ about the glamorous, socilaite Marie Claire with a secret past. It was a great hit at the time. The narrative song … Read More
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
