Paintings

the Gambia and Senegal

 eating something dear little girl. Her brother was in the picture too, aged about three, and he just wouldn’t sit still. So eventually I tore off “his” half of the sketch and gave it to him. He was delighted and ran off, leaving his big sister to sit for me, as good as gold. I gave […]

Spain

 unfinished – abandoned it !   Mallorca.  Mallorca, evening

France

 Ile de Re  vines  orchard  Normandy  Marennes, evening  St.Savinien  crepuscule  fermette  plage  la Rochelle  le Chapus  maree basse  La Cayenne  ile d’Oleron  apres la pluie Interested in France ? Book your holiday in the sunny Charente Maritime. Visit www.seasidefrance.com or send an e-mail to info@seasidefrance.com.  www.seasidefrance.com    

Australia

                Read “A Tall Boy in Australia” by Catherine Broughton. #Australia #memoir #swingingSixties #lonesome #youth #outback    

Cap Verde

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Egypt

Christmas cards

Just a few Christmas cards I’ve done over the years. Thought I’d show you.  This year’s one is the Three Kings again – I hadn’t realised how many I’d done!  the goose is getting fat  three kings church, Mexico  king on camel while shepherds washed their socks  3 kings, colour  3 kings b/w  lone shepherd […]

Sketches from Cuba

I was appalled at the way the Cubans treat their animals. Beautiful birds kept in tiny cages, half-starved cats and dogs – and those poor horses!  Dreadful.  I used to interpret (French and Spanish) for Veterinaires Sans Frontieres in Morocco … but what I saw in Cuba was worse.   unfinished

More sketches for kiddies

India – a few sketches.

unfinished sketch, Rajastan    a bit corny, but I couldn’t resist it !   old lady in the market, Jaipur   Roufus shrike  moorhen  apparently they eat the bullocks but not the cows  Indian roller   babies are always so difficult to draw, especially when they don’t stand still !   spotted deer all over […]