life on the road
11 August 2021
Did you know that for about 6 months a year this is our home? We've been traveling in Europe this way every year since 2012. Except for last year, of course, because of ... well, you know. We love our...
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urban sketching france : trip down memory lane
20 May 2021
Since I'm planning on teaching a 10 day painting retreat in France this September (details here), of course I'm dreaming about sketching those beautiful old villages and gorgeous landscapes again. And...
art retreat in France, September 2021
11 May 2021
I couldn't be more excited!! This September I'll be guiding a 10 day painting retreat in beautiful southern France. We'll be painting and exploring gorgeous landscapes an medieval villages. And the fo...
painting an old church door in watercolour
9 November 2019
Here I am finishing a sketch I did of a beautiful old church door in the tiny village of Genat in the French Pyrenees. Enjoy!
shop update
7 November 2018
6 months in Spain and France just flew by. I sketched and painted more than ever filling 2 and half sketchbooks and 12 big A3 sheets and 4 smaller A4 sheets. Painting as large as A3 on location was a ...
little mountain villages - calendar 2018
5 November 2017
I took a trip down memory lane yesterday and made a calendar with 13 of my sketches of little mountain villages in France, Spain and Italy. It is available through Redbubble and can ship anywhere in t...
little french villages
6 September 2017
Two months in France have just flown by and I have finished my first large sketchbook - the Fabriano one shown above. I've also added scores of little landscapes sketches to my little pocket Moleskine...
putting in the time : talent vs determination
6 December 2016
Here is a Chaffinch. He's the smartest dressed bird in my garden. He never goes out unless he is perfectly groomed :-) And here's what I read about Chaffinches. They make lots of chip and cheep calls,...
time in the mountains
31 July 2016
It has been ages since I wrote a blog post because we've been spending the last few weeks in the mountains with very little mobile coverage. And, to be honest, when we're in solitude-mode, I don't oft...