News

 

From FRANCE

I’ve spent the past two and a half years living in the Languedoc region of France - a beautiful area with a wide range of landscapes; the remote mountainous areas with craggy rock faces and thick vegetation, the rolling foothills with small circulade villages sitting on the hilltops and overlooking the plains with vineyards as far as the eye can see, all leading down to the Mediterranean. Then on the coast, there’re other treasures; bustling fishing ports with coloured boats and canals amongst rows of buildings showing off their wrought iron balconies, and areas of lagoons and flatlands filled with flamingos and birdlife.

Its been a wonderful time there amongst the chiming of bells and the daily aroma of baking bread and croissants and I feel as though I’ve only touched the edges of what is on offer.

We’ve also had various trips to other parts of France, back to the Lot, and to the varied departments in Provence and of course, I mustn’t forget la belle Paris. Our trips through to Greece each year have not only taken us all around the amazing countryside of Greece but on ever expanding jaunts across and up and down Italy.

And now, there’s more.......

 

To GREECE

So now, we’re here, as from the end of April, living in Greece. We’ve moved to Koroni at the bottom of the Messinia Peninsula of the Peloponnese. Its a beautiful old town spilling down the hillside towards the harbour, complete with whitewashed buildings and narrow stepped laneways.

I will be continuing my French and Italian 'inspired' paintings, but I also hope to introduce some totally different landscapes to portfolio – particularly with the unbelievable blue of the Greek seascapes. This coupled with the soft greens of the olive groves, and the harshness of the mountains will provide plenty of challenges I’m sure, plus I’ll be introducing some more abstract works based on the colours and rhythms of the sea. Of course, all this will have to be fitted in with the requisite swimming, snorkelling and frappes!

My time in Sydney this year went very quickly, and I will be planning another visit sometime in 2011, armed with more new works for another exhibition. Stayed tuned and in the meantime, keep in touch with what’s happening by checking out the website and my blogsite.

 

Archive

 

Changeable Art - One Day Exhibition

Saturday 13th March 2010

North Sydney Centre | 220 Miller Street, North Sydney

Changeable Art

1) CHANGEABLE ART Invitation [PDF 169kb]

2) CHANGEABLE ART Flyer [PDF 1,439kb]

 

Washhouse Gallery, Rozelle, Sydney

31st March to 19th April 2009

A selection of my latest works were exhibited at the Washhouse Gallery.

Washhouse Gallery

Chateau Abbaye Cassan

30th November 2008

Christmas Fair: I had a selection of sketches and paintings of France, Italy and Greece at this fair at the Chateau.

news chataeu abbaye cassan

 

 

back to top back to top