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Residential art classes on our Central Tablelands NSW farm. Beginners through to advanced classes. We concentrate on drawing and painting skills

Just installed some works at Annie Joseph’s lovely Just installed some works at Annie Joseph’s lovely studio at Bowenfells  where with 3 other artists, Annie J , Mariella Gussoni and Anne Warnes we are part of the Lithgow Artists trail this weekend. In all there are 50 artists showing in locations in and around Lithgow. Please drop in if you are in the area
Sold a sculpture ,left one at Rosby Mudgee bought Sold a sculpture ,left one at Rosby Mudgee bought two other ones home planted Mini white agapanthus and finished off with a gin and tonic in the folly , great day
My first peonies this year My first peonies this year
Last week of school holidays at the farm .puzzles Last week of school holidays at the farm .puzzles galore , endless card games, charades, zig zag railway, planting vegetables , lambs, motor bikes , hopefully lots of good memories !
We are lucky grandparents.
Just back from Rosby sculpture exhibition at Mudge Just back from Rosby sculpture exhibition at Mudgee where we installed my kinetic sculptures in the gardens. The exhibition is looking great and opens next Friday and runs till 25 th October. If you are in the district try to get to Rosby to see all the fantastic sculptures there and enjoy the ambience of the farm and gardens
School holidays at the farm , poddy lamb, picnic a School holidays at the farm , poddy lamb, picnic at the river , motor bikes ,what’s not to love
We have just wrapped up our Daffodil festival at R We have just wrapped up our Daffodil festival at Rydal where we had close to 1000 people visiting the village , the gardens and the art show at Kimbri.
We had excellent weather and spring has begun to work its magic in the gardens.
There was live music, lunches and morning and afternoon teas in many of the gardens and of course the art and sculpture show as well as merchandise to purchase , fairy floss for the kids and various  other stalls in the village
Reposting our invitation to artists and sculptors Reposting our invitation to artists and sculptors to join in the art show on our farm Kimbri at Rydal in association with the Rydal Daffodil  Festival . The exhibition will include sculpture and painting with prizes in 5 different categories. It has become a great local event.  If you can’t enter a work you might come and visit us over the weekend of the 12 - 13 th september and also see  the open gardens in Rydal and enjoy the stalls , food and live music on offer there.
Calling all artist and those interested in art to Calling all artist and those interested in art to come and be part of our Rydal Daffodils Art show in the central west.  Entries via the Qi code in the right hand corner of this poster.
We hope you can join us
We have left Denmark after a magic few days on the We have left Denmark after a magic few days on the island of Aero.
Heading home with so many wonderful ideas for our tour next year . So much colour ,so many painting places, so much amazing food experiences .Sophie and I can’t wait to share it all and live it all again next May with #pinkpellican tours
Leaving Copenhagen today to continue our reccie fo Leaving Copenhagen today to continue our reccie for next years tour . We are heading off to the country and driving around the south of Denmark. Copenhagen is awash with flowers and the smell of roses follows you as you walk down the street. We have visited Noma project lab with its beautiful herb garden . Then on to Louisiana art gallery where we saw the Lucien Freud exhibition. Yesterday was a beautiful summers day and it seemed the whole city was out picnicking and partying . Sophie working in our apartment at Nyhavn which we will be sad to leave . New adventures ahead!
Our last night in Bologna walking past endless gra Our last night in Bologna walking past endless graffiti to a bar in an old church . A mandatory visit to see Morandi and the Mambo contemporary art museum and then back to ancient history with a visit to the oldest university in Europe and a day trip yesterday to see the amazingly beautiful mosaics of Ravena
Sophie and I are now in Bologna , a colourful ,col Sophie and I are now in Bologna , a colourful ,colonnaded city abundant in churches , art , street food and buskers ,(and motor bikes . ) The colonnades are a boon in the hot days
We have just said good bye to another great group We have just said good bye to another great group in Tuscany and Sophie and I are in Bologna for a few days before we go on to Denmark to research next years adventures.
We spent the last few days in Vinci ,at Leonardo’s birth place , drawing and walking in the beautiful country side , visiting Lucca with its fantastic Duomo and even more fantastic shops!
Then our last perfect night dinner at another hill top villa and then sad goodbyes as we all set off on new adventures , hopefully with more of Sophie’s wonderful recipes  and a sketch book in hand.
Florence and the Marini Museum then onto Rothko Florence and the Marini  Museum then onto Rothko  at the Strozzi . An evening walk back from an amazing dinner over the Arno . Drawing up on the roof of our 
hotel . Then onto our villa near Vinci where a lot of washing was done and a colour class held following on from Rothko .A visit to the market with Marco to buy produce ( we could have also bought underwear!) serenade from the local school and on to Marco’s kitchen for a cooking class before coming home to our beautiful villa for a swim
Now we are in Florence with our new group . We hav Now we are in Florence with our new group . We have had a drawing session up on the roof of our hotel drawing the Florence sky line ,then off to Santa Spirito (where the Sunday Mass was just finishing)to see Michelangelo’s crucifix . This church has the most beautiful ,green ,peaceful cloister where we sat and drew . Paninis and spritz for lunch and on to the Brancacci chapel to see the Masaccio’s. A great morning.  We went through the Vasari corridor yesterday after a tour of some of the Ufizzi ,all amazing and somewhat overwhelming . Never enough time or energy to see more .
Back to reality I love that bunches of wild spring flowers are being sold in the street market
And of course the gelato!
We left Venice and are now in Slovenia a beautiful We left Venice and are now in Slovenia a beautiful country of amazing scenery , huge mountains turquoise  lakes , green green fields , flowers and beautiful  churches . We have toured and eaten and drunk and laughed our way through these wonderful countries and had an incredible time
Chandeliers in glass everywhere , in bells and in Chandeliers in glass everywhere , in bells and in marshmellows in the Ukrainian Pavilloin telling us to grab every moment while it lasts.
Art,, palazzos , more sights and our amazing tour guide leading us ever onwards.
Even a Morandi  exhibition just around the corner from our hotel , all Venice is awash with art ,
Venice and the Biennale is everywhere . I am lovin Venice and the Biennale is everywhere . I am loving being here with the girls . We have seen amazing art works ranging from the Anish Kapoor to the Guggenheim and plenty of churches in between  as well as quite a few Aperol stops(it is very hot!) the most amazing pavilion has been the Ukrainian one which is called Still Joy and is about finding hope in those dark places . Such a powerful lot of works . We came back on an evening vaporetto from dinner last night and the canal looked like all the great paintings had shown it . Venice is a magic place full of ghosts of great painters and thinkers and it’s quite humbling to be here
My happy place Nyhavn . Denmark is a land of colou My happy place Nyhavn . Denmark is a land of colour and intense green ,beautiful flowers and wonderful art. The Royal run was on while we were there and Copenhagen was abuzz with runners (112000 ) of all ages including the royal family. It was such a fun vibe
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