‘Crack in the Rocks’ 1999 Watercolour. 25 x 32cm © The Artist. Here we go digging out ‘the old,old past’ to fill up the blog… Not much of a fan of that…silly old blog, who cares…. Opening old portfolios can take up time & attention that may well be better spent on new work.…
Blog
Double Fold A5 Sketchbook of my travels in Egypt
‘Tomb of Ramose’ R55 XVIII Dynasty, New Kingdom, Armarna Period 2001 Ink Double Fold A5 Sketchbook © The Artist. Double Fold A5 Sketchbook of my travels in Egypt Getting ready for a trip to the Egypt Collection in the Louvre in Paris … Fascination lasts, not just a red herring. Another one of those ‘influences’…
THe Great Sphinx of Giza – Watercolour
The Great Sphinx of Giza Fascination lasts. Some disconfabulation : The Great Sphinx of Giza is an Old Kingdom Sphinx & is not to be confused with the later day Sphinx of Oedipus & the Greeks. Though the riddle of its meaning remains. Orion Belt astrological figure dating from Altantis? Sekhmet Lioness of…
Happy Easter – a fauve Easter bunny in chocolate!
joking apart, animals are looming large on my horizon…sphinx, owls & now chocolate bunnies?
Watercolour of The Great Sphinx of Giza
WORK IN PROGRESS UNFINISHED STATE DETAIL : ‘The Great Sphinx of Giza’ 2008 Watercolour. 60 x 77cm © The Artist.
Watercolour of Edfou Temple, Egypt.
WORK IN PROGRESS : Watercolour made in the studio from a quick sketch & some colour notes done on the spot, a reference photo & memory, shortly after my visit to Egypt in 2001. Part of my ongoing & unfinished project… my homage to Egypt the Eternal… :: Carnet de Voyage :: Egypt:: ‘Edfou’…
peinture d’une borie en Quercy Blanc
‘Landorre, Quercy Blanc’ Oil on canvas 50 x 61cm (19,7 x 24inches). © The Artist. 800 € borie = small stone sheperd”s hut Quercy = the old name for the province that lies in & around the lot dept. in sw France Blanc = white, the area has a lot of very white limestone A…
painting of cahors A.O.C.
‘Vines – Terre Rouge’ 30 x 40 cm oil on panel © The Artist. 150 € painting of cahors A.O.C. Vines in winter/early spring in Quercy. The appelation is Cahors A.O.C., which is sometimes known as ‘the blood of France’. This appelation has two distinct geographical types, that tend to give two slightly differnet wine…
Three Cherry Trees & Autumn Vines
‘Three Cherry Trees & Autumn Vines’ 2007 oil on panel 30 x 40 cm © The Artist. sold alla prima = done in one session , with very little or no retouching back in the studio I left this painting behind last autumn, whilst on a painting tour in Quercy, & recently sold it… this…
‘dodo’ pencil sketch of a child asleep
‘dodo’ 2008 A5 sketchbook -pencil © The Artist. “Every child is an artist.” dodo (fr) = zzzzzzz (en) aren’t they adorable when they are asleep 😉