A Painting A Week No 115 - Idle Boats, Vernazza

For Sale - 13th November 2012
Idle Boats, Vernazza
Size: 21 x 15cm
Price A$90
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Now that we're back in Koroni, I have many many more photos to reference for my paintings.  Its been an incredibly busy year of travelling, and it's likely I'm going to have to spend all winter organising all these photos, not to mention  previous years. This one though, was taken during a spring visit to Vernazza in Italy's lovely Cinque Terre.  Some of the boats that are usually moored in a nice orderly line in the harbour were lying up on the higher level amongst the restaurants, I would suspect, following a nice winter paint job.

When I was actually painting this I was thinking it was Portofino as I have taken similar photos there, but then as I was working on 'ageing' the buildings, I realised it couldn't possibly be Portfofino; the buildings in the background were far too 'tatty' (just as I like them!)

We were in Vernazza again about a month ago with James, and I'm pleased to report it seems to have almost recovered from the devastating mudslide there last autumn. The harbour area is back to normal, though the main street through the town is still pretty chaotic and noisy, with workmen, jackhammers and the like. Most of the shops do seem to have reopened and are sporting new and interesting facades.

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A Painting A Week No 111 - French Reflections

For Sale - 12th September 2012
French Reflections
Size: 21 x 15cm
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Last time we were in France, we stopped for some breakfast in Sanary-sur-Mer, a place we'd often driven through, saying the oh so familiar words 'we must stop off here next time'. This time we did!

Although we didn't venture right into the old town, I was really impressed with what I saw around the harbour area. There was a wonderful produce market underway, with a mass of brightly coloured umbrellas lined up under the plane trees. There is undoubtedly something very special about the way the French manage to get even the most humble of vegetables to look in their markets. With the neat rows of fruit and vege all so beautifully lined up, I always want to buy things I'd probably never eat, just because they're displayed so well!

To offset the market, there is also a picturesque harbour with the old town as a backdrop, and the most gorgeous fishing boats all crammed in amongst each other. I believe these traditional boats are called 'Pointus' and have been used in the area for centuries. They're all brightly painted with their coloured masts leaning at odd angles, and their reflections were magnificent. (Please excuse all the adjectives, but it was a spectacular sight for the likes of me!) I have many many photos of the boats, and will be attempting o paint some ,complete with haphazard masts, soon.

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A Painting a Week No 107 - Quattro Gondola, Venice

For Sale - 1st August 2012
Quattro Gondola, Venice
Size: 21 x 15cm
Price A$90
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As I'm sure I've said before, one of the things I love to photograph when we're in Venice are the gondolas, particularly when I come upon groups of them 'floating idly', with their beautiful pointy ends splaying out in all directions (not a very nautical description I know!) This could well be the start of a new series of paintings from our visit to Venice in May - they just seemed to be there waiting for me around every corner!

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A Painting A Week No 106

For Sale - 16th July 2012
Skiathos, Greece 2
Size: 21 x 15cm
Price A$90
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I’m currently in northern Greece, and on the way here spent 9 days on the lovely island of Skiathos, hence this week’s painting. This is my 3rd year visiting Skiathos and each time I seem to slip easily into ‘creative mode’. I put this down to Yvonne’s inspiring company, and cool relaxing studio! Once again I've fallen for a view over the water but there’s so much to paint there that I’m always spoilt for choice. I do love the contrast of the sea, white houses and the orange roofs.  Needless to say there are more Skiathos paintings in the pipeline, and some from Skopelos as well, where we spent a couple of days exploring once Peter joined me.

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A Painting A Week No 101

For Sale - 28th March 2012
Assos Harbour, Kefalonia
Size: 21 x 15cm
Price A$90
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Last year we did a short trip with a Sydney friend to the Ioanian island of Kefalonia, and discovered this little town tucked in between the mountains and the sea. Apart from taking too many photos of the beautiful water and fishing boats, we sat under the umbrellas up against the blue railings and had a very sophisticated afternoon tea of baklava and krema karamella.

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A Painting A Week No 88

For Sale - 13th July 2011

Skiathos, Greece

Size: 21 x 15cm

Price A$90

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What a lucky one I am – here in Skiathos, I wake up in the morning and jump into the pool, then after my favourite Greek yoghurt and fruit, I take a wander over to the adjacent beach bar for a coffee, and perhaps another dip, then it’s into the studio for a few hours of creativity, followed by more swims, perhaps a siesta.... well it has been extremely hot, and painting is such hard work!  This is a truly beautiful spot – I doubt I’ll ever manage to do it justice in my paintings – you’ll have to come and see it yourself! .........

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A Painting a Week - No 74

For Sale - 15th February 2011
Sleeping Gondalas, Venice
Size: 21 x 15cm
Price A$90
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Venice must be one of the world's most beautiful places, with so many photos and paintings around every corner. There are two rather simple things I love about it;  one is the rows of shiny black gondolas all lined up with their blue covers - to me this is even more magical than seeing them paddling along the canals, and I also love all the wooden mooring posts sticking haphazardly out of the water!  Of course, there are many many beautiful buildings as well with intricate balconies and window frames, plus the bridges and restaurants, but its these two things that speak to me the most!

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A Painting a Week - No 64

For Sale - 8th December 2010
St Tropez
Size: 21 x 15cm
Price A$90
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St Tropez was chaotic when we visited recently. We'd arrived in the middle one of their biggest annual Sailing Regattas, Les Voiles de St Tropez.  The harbour was crammed with giant yatchts and cruisers and you could barely see the other side of the harbour, the rows of coloured houses being towered over by masts. The bay itself was a picture of movement under sail - a lovely time to visit albeit rather frantic. We took a break from the harbour and spent time wandering around the lovely quiet laneways eating ice-creams!
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