Sevilla, Córdoba & Granada
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...
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Jan
27
Dec
Four Virtues
Linograph prints with stenciled type on blue matte 40 x 30cm (16 x 12") 130€In the mood to change media...
23
Oct
Vaugines
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...
27
Dec
Spirit Animal Portraits
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...
06
May
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...
28
Nov
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...
14
Nov
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,...
07
Aug
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...
28
May
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...
10
May
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,...
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