Welcome to 2012 - A Painting A Week No 97

For Sale - 17th January 2012
French Poppies #3

Size: 15 x 21cm

Price A$90

(Postage and handling included)

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL.

January is already rushing by and despite all my good intentions, I fell into a deep non-creative hole during our time in New Zealand and Australia.  When I wrote this we were in France and after some delays in Italy, we're now back in Greece. Hopefully, things will return to 'normal' soon  and I'll be able to get the paintbrushes out again!

In the meantime, this week's painting is one I finished just before we left and although not the right season, it seemed appropriate that its a French one. It's a  few months yet before the poppies make their appearance, and being mid winter, the Languedoc countryside was totally devoid of anything brightly coloured. Despite this, the rows of vines without their leaves still managed to give off a rather nice coppery effect against the clear blue skies.  When we get back here in the spring, everything will be madly flowering again and I'll be able to restock my photo portfolio of poppies to work from.

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HAPPY NEW YEAR

As I sit here on the bed in our hotel in Terracina, Italy, listening to the dinging and donging of the church bells from what sounds like 4 different churches, I feel its a shame to post this blog without at least something visual to start 2012 with. So to keep things going, here's a small collage of some of my photos from the recent travels.

Its nearly halfway through January and 2012 is already speeding along. My Australian/New Zealand, USA trip is behind me - well almost, as next stop is Greece, hopefully on tomorrow's overnight ferry, then on to Koroni to some sort of normality for a while. I have so many blogs to write to cover the last few months, and I will do so, gradually.

In the meantime, I'd like to wish everyone all the very best for a happy and healthy 2012, and may we all manage to do some of those things we've been putting off for ever and ever. Don't delay any longer...... just do it NOW....... the time will never be right if you wait.