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How I Fell In Love With France, 1975 -2022…& A Week at Clermont Dessine, 14th-20th June ’22
All about a week of sketching and teaching in the Auvergne, France, at Clermont Dessine, with good friends.
June 27, 2022
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A Bit Of An Owl Chat, And Art In Gardens – 6th-10th June
Monday 6th June It’s a Bank Holiday in Ireland and there’s a talk on in the Burren Nature Sanctuary. A guy is coming to talk
June 12, 2022
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Summer Days of Sketching: 25th May – 4th June
Wednesday 25th June I am a believer in “drawing in the cracks” and so I sketch the view from the post office in my village,
June 6, 2022
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My Sketching Week, 9th – 22nd May
Monday 9th May I want to paint the roses my lovely family bought to welcome me home from hospital, and I finally get my chance
May 22, 2022
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Not A Lot Of Sketching Going On…April 23rd – May 6th
I get a fever, everything goes pear-shaped and I end up spending ten days in hospital.
May 11, 2022
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My Sketching Week: Easter with the Family 16th-22nd April
Saturday 16th April The subject for my sketchalong class is a well that my daughter stumbled upon in a field up the road from us
April 22, 2022
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My Sketching Week, 9th-15th April…The Fish Are Safe!
Saturday 9th April The day starts off really cold – in fact there is frost on the grass when I go outside to my studio.
April 16, 2022
Daily Life
A Book Launch…with a difference
A book launch doesn’t come around every day. The best way to celebrate would be with my family, but my father does things his way…
October 19, 2021
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Summertime…And The Sketching Is Soothing
Saturday 15th August I’m restless. I want to make the most of my free Saturday. It’s warm, but not so sunny. I want to go
August 18, 2020
The Lockdown Is Over (For Now)
Tuesday 21st July I dropped my children, Paddy (18) and Liv (16) to the sailing club to start their new jobs as sailing instructors. It
August 11, 2020