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Slideshow of Dennis’s adventurous life. A cast of thousands, you just might see yourself in there too! We had just over one year from diagnosis of pulmonary fibrosis to his peaceful passing at home on Feb 27, 2017. We are very grateful to all the help, love and support we had along the way. Friends […]
Dennis, the final journey Read More »
Thanks Cindy Riach for suggesting this wonderful 6 day plein air painting adventure to Alert Bay, BC. It took us 3 ferries and just over 12 hours door to door and was well worth it. We stayed at the Seine Boat Inn right on the water, a contended troop of 10 in all, 4 painters
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My walks in Utrecht, Netherlands took me each day past wonderful windows of this marvelous dress workshop. The piece above is what I could see through the window, very interesting and intriguing! I looked up this fabulous designer once I got home and with his kind permission bring you these extravagant and fabulous wearables. Enjoy!!!
Peter George d’Angelino Tap, fabulous wearable art from Utrecht, Netherlands Read More »
South Africa letter 4 Our day with Dick started out fine for us but badly for him. When he started his own car at home to come down to meet us, the battery was dead. He borrowed daughter Karla’s car and by the time he picked us up, it had a flat tire. Poor sap,
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South Africa letter 3 Yesterday weather was a bit iffy so we drove into Cape Town to do the galleries. All over South Africa young black men in bright green traffic control vests offer a service of “parking advisers”. They wave you into a spot, vaguely keep an eye on your car while you’re gone,
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South Africa Letter 2 We arrived in Hout Bay from Knysna at around 7 o’clock in the evening after a lovely day’s travel. We stayed with old friends Dick and Carla at their large house for several nights before eventually moving into their beach condo about a week later. Sketching in Dick’s garden. Among other
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South Africa letter 1 We left home on the 4:30 pm ferry on Monday and arrived in South Africa Wednesday morning at seven in the morning. Quite shagged. We had three hours stopover in London Heathrow and just had time to have a nice breakfast for getting back on the next plane to South Africa.
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South Side Art Shuffle in Puerto Vallarta Old Town On our recent trip to Puerto Vallarta, the South Side Shuffle took us on a wonderful evening stroll through the art galleries. Galeria Danté We wandered into the large meandering Galleria Danté and say hello to owner Claire Guarniere again. We feature three of her artists on
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On our recent trip to Puerto Vallarta, we were able to take a one day workshop at Casa de los Artistas with Robert Masla and guest teacher Donna Esterbrooks. Robert’s students come and spend one week with accommodation and instruction and even some cultural outings planned in, a very nice set up for the art
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