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pyrenees lookout : painting video

3 December 2019

One of our favourite picnic spots in the Pyrenees painted here with a stormy sky. Music "Remember" by David Walden. Materials... Lamy Safari fountain pen. EF nib. DeAtramentis Document Ink. Paper - Fa...

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santa maria de badain - step by step

santa maria de badain - step by step

29 May 2019

It's been a while since I interrupted by sketching to take some step by step photos! Long overdue, some would say, as I've been getting a lot of messages and comments asking me about the order I do th...

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there's snow on the pyrenees

there's snow on the pyrenees

27 May 2019

Plenty of snow still on the Pyrenees. Yay! Always so lovely to see the snowy hills against a blue spring sky and fresh spring greens. Good to be back :-)

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three weeks in serra de montsant

three weeks in serra de montsant

16 May 2019

So good to be back in Spain! Our first 3 weeks we spent in the Serra de Monstant - starting back exactly where we left off last October. This region is fantastic for climbing and hiking and, as a resu...

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the hills are alive...

the hills are alive...

29 December 2018

The hills are alive with the sound of a pen scratching on paper! Here are some photos from December of hiking and sketching trips into Mount Aspiring National Park which is just around the corner from...

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photos from last weekend's workshop

photos from last weekend's workshop

11 December 2018

This last weekend I ran my first workshop! And I'm happy to report I have 5 new converts to the magic of painting outside. Day 1 was spent at 2 different locations at Glendhu Bay on Lake Wanaka. We di...

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old Bedford truck

old Bedford truck

29 November 2018

Gone to pasture at the Wanaka Cemetery, this old truck has been my muse before. Last time I sketched it from the front, with it's wonderful grill, rusty bonnet and broken front bumper. But this time I...

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