I started to become a little obsessed with trying to determine the exact colour of almost indistinguishable hues. Trying to isolate and determine the colour makeup of each cluster of green from the near hills, for example, was a maddening mission and a mind blowingly...
The Watcher I have always admired artists that can sit in public spaces and sketch life, people going about their business. I often wonder how they get away with it? It has always been my experience that people don’t like being looked at, let alone observed and...
The advise given to me before I left was, roam, wander, explore, be curious and don’t put yourself under any pressure. I decided that I would spend the following few days doing just these things but sticking reactively close to base. I had to see what was on my...
Morning Provence I awoke my first morning to a scene of pure landscape eye nectar. The morning made no hesitation at introducing itself. It was already in the mid twenties and the chorus of Cicadas amplified as the sun rose. Cicadas by John Gammans | Sounds of...
Preparing for Provence I’ve never been a fan of the heat, I tend to wilt and complain a lot! To be honest, initially I would have preferred my time here to be in the Autumn or Spring, but with an offer to return here at other times of the year as well I felt...
Introduction Welcome to my first ever blog posting. I will be sure to break as many blog writing taboos as I can. I felt that I needed to document my time here in Provence, in someway other than posting endless images and updates on Instagram and Wastebook...
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