Art

Sep 4, 20235 min read

Venezia all’Inverno (Venice in winter)

Destination Venice, for a week of painting at Julian Hyzler's art retreat. The first day of Summer in Melbourne (December 1) started as...

Apr 8, 20223 min read

Painterly Art (and tricks)

A couple of COVID years has meant I've spent many productive leisure hours in the studio, and have continued experimenting and refining...

Jul 9, 20212 min read

Views from the Vaucluse

I first visited the Vaucluse (department #84) in 1984, when my Parisian friends, Patrick and Edmee, had purchased a former Ashram,...

Jun 3, 20218 min read

Monumental Madrid (September 2013)

We caught the fast train (cruising speed 300kph) from Barcelona to Madrid - 2:45hrs to cover 500km. It was a smooth and comfortable way...

Feb 9, 202110 min read

Painting in Tuscany (September 2019)

An early start out of Lucca saw us in Certaldo by 8:45am at the dealership responsible for delivering Karen’s hire car for use during her...