A bit of Tuscany
Whenever an American friend comes all the way to this continent, I always make an effort to meet up, wherever they may choose to spend their holiday.This July, I spent a week in the company of my good friend...
Bird Drama
May 6. It's been over a year since we first went into Covid lockdown, and I am currently still obliged to obtain most of my entertainment from within my apartment in Aix.Outside my window it is clearly springtime. The trees...
Linocut Birds
This second "Confinement" has given me an excellent opportunity to complete 2 sets of linogravure pieces. As I mentioned in an earlier post, I have become interested in the specificity of birds—each species with its own perfect set of adapters—beak...
Confinement No. 2
Well, we're in it again...another lockdown ("Confinement"). It's less rigid, in that children go to school and people can go to work if they can't telecommute, but still—the same old "one hour, one kilometre, and don't go out without out...
Another Missive from the balcony
One day, I noticed two tiny sprouts growing amidst my petunias. Undoubtedly, they were the consequence of this winter's birdfeeding. Recognizing them as sunflowers, I transplanted them into a commodious flower pot, where they could attain their full size. They...
Elderflower Syrup
For the first time, and perhaps because of the recent confinement, when I tried out old-fashioned activities, I made a syrup from the flowers of the Elderberry (Sambucus racemosa) bush.As is my wont, I looked up what there was to...
End of Confinement
May 11th marks the end of our (first?) 55 days of enforced isolation. What a peculiar experience it has been! With all commercial venues save gas stations, pharmacies, grocery and tobacco (?!) stores shut, and everyone limited to brief (one...
Covid-19 Confinement
On March 17 we in France were all ordered to stay home to avoid spreading and catching the mysterious virus that was rampaging across the globe.The draconian measures in place here insisted that we not venture further than 1 kilometer...
Linocut Prints II Provençal landscapes
Here are four prints I made from linoleum blocks I carved. They represent iconic landscapes close to where I live.This week of isolation, I finally made a few prints from what I had been working on for a while....
Linoleum-cut Prints I
Sometimes I need to take a break from painting, and messing about with linoleum printing provides a nice change of pace. No colour, no tonal fuss and muss and the format is small and manageable. Since I just use one...
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