out and about

I've been writing quite a bit on this blog about where I live and how it inspires many of my abstract landscape paintings. While I'm not a photographer (perhaps that's why I paint!), I took some photos on my bike ride along the lake this morning to share with you so that you can get an idea of the beautiful place I live in.

Central Otago, New Zealand

As you can see we're having a very dry summer. The grass is very golden at the moment and the sky very blue. Those clouds are not going to rain. Plenty of water in the lake, though.

And my biking companion :-)

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