Foston Village Art Circle
We launched it Wed 4th March 2015! And it was a circle – we arranged our tables so that we could face each other and have frequent peaks at each other’s work. The first couple of hours were taken up with coffee and chat as it was fascinating to look at each other’s practice. I […]
Foreground lilies: background Klimt!
Last summer I had a glut of white lilies in my garden – their smooth white-cream surface contrasting sharply with the fussy greens, browns, ochres of the background foliage. And recently I re-looked at my Gustave Klimt book and enjoyed the jewel like quality of his backgrounds. Sometimes the sinuous women sink back into the […]
New Year, New Challenge!
Well the Christmas dinner in Athens turned out to be baked fish, on a charcoal fire on the beach in bright sunshine. If you want the pics go to my son’s website vandogtraveller.com! With the new year welcomed in on top of the Acropolis with […]