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03 Nov

Autumn in the Netherlands

November 3, 2024
By Diana
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It's been 11 years since I last visited Amsterdam with my friend Maureen. I had had such an enjoyable time that I wanted to go back, and this time, expand my sights outside of the city. I took the train...

29 Jan

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Sevilla, Córdoba & Granada

June 25, 2024
By Diana Howard
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My dear friend Maureen was on the Continent this winter, and, as I usually do when an American friend crosses the Atlantic, I chose to meet up, this time, in Andalucía. I understand that visiting this part of Spain...

27 Dec

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Four Virtues

June 25, 2024
By Diana Howard
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Linograph prints with stenciled type on blue matte 40 x 30cm (16 x 12") 130€In the mood to change media from painting all the time, I did these small linoleum prints of which subject I never tire: trees. I get...

23 Oct

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Vaugines

June 25, 2024
By Diana Howard
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Last May, I did some drawing up around the little village of Vaugines. I am so out of practice at pleine aire painting the little watercolours were not great! But I did take photos, and rediscovered the pleasure of drawing...

27 Dec

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Spirit Animal Portraits

June 25, 2024
By Diana Howard
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This Christmas I combined my love of animals with my love for the members of my family. I often associate a person I know well with an animal which exhibits characteristics that correspond with his/her personality. Since I've known most...

06 May

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Bird Drama

June 25, 2024
By Diana Howard
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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...

28 Nov

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Linocut Birds

June 25, 2024
By Diana Howard
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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...

14 Nov

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Confinement No. 2

June 25, 2024
By Diana Howard
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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...

07 Aug

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Another Missive from the balcony

June 25, 2024
By Diana Howard
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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...

28 May

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Elderflower Syrup

June 25, 2024
By Diana Howard
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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...

Autumn in the Netherlands

Sevilla, Córdoba & Granada

Four Virtues

Vaugines

Spirit Animal Portraits

Bird Drama

Linocut Birds

Confinement No. 2

Another Missive from the balcony

Elderflower Syrup

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