island seeking

 

whats happened to blogger since i've been away?

still i'm sure i will get used to it...eventually

its been a busy few months painting with a few little adventures too

including the one above....all part of my new 'islands' project

on the one sunny weekend we have had here in the uk i went to visit worms head

an island off the gower peninsular in south wales

beautiful, inspiring and sunny!

paintings soon

x

 

bluebell island

i live in a valley
a valley in the heart of the forest of dean
just behind my cottage (and to the front and either side is the forest)
its a mass of bluebells during may
this year has been particularly wonderful
the photos above are just outside the back garden in an area i call my island

ian took this portrait of me there last year


there's more of my bluebell island in the video below
including some of the paintings it inspired

armona island

i sort of knew i was going to like the formosa natural park
as we flew over it into faro for a short visit to portugal



a brief taxi ride from the airport to alhao port....
a ferry ride
and you're there...the island of armona

there's Carlos bar on the beach at the jetty

and a walk through the picturesque holiday cottages brought us to to our destination

casa bougainvillea

beside the lagoon...that filled and emptied with the tide..
especially high with the full harvest moon

the samphire glowed as the sun set

and the wise dog from carlos bar
came to visit

he knew i would come back