Wednesday, March 28, 2007

Jasper's birthday....

Jasper's birthday present was a cooking lesson at a cookery school in Florence. He can now make excellent polenta....

Sunday, January 07, 2007

Composition #1


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We went for a walk in the valley near Champery on Christmas Day. The whole world seemd to be covered in frost. I like the way the frost-covered, man-made tyre becomes part of the landscape.

Twirling spaghetti forks...


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Nephews Max and Sam got fantastic twirling spaghetti forks for Christmas.... Sam masters the art of eating spaghetti here....

Eleanor gets handbag for xmas...


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My lovely little niece Eleanor showed great excitement at the pink courdroy handbag we gave her for Christmas. Wouldn't mind one myself....

Megan's last night in Florence


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as a special treat, we decided to ride the merry-go-round in Piazza Republica in Florence....

Florence at German xmas market, Santa Croce square


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German beer, sausages and apfelstrudel in Florence....

Wednesday, December 06, 2006

Sunday, November 12, 2006

facial anatomy class


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last week we had a facial anatomy class to learn about the skull and muscles that might be useful when drawing or painting portraits. we used clay to illustrate the key muscles on the face. this is my skull, it is freaky how she seems to be looking straight at the camera....

Tuesday, October 10, 2006

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the studio


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amazing storage room at the studio

the studio


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sculptures in storage at the studio....

Sunday, October 01, 2006

Authentic Italian pizza....


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We tried our local take-away pizza place.... needless to say, amazing pizza!

Thursday, September 28, 2006

living room in Florence


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living room after a full day of cleaning, sorting and unpacking....

the view from our living room


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Open the shutters and this is what you see from our living room in Florence...