A trip to Paris book launch

My new book
A trip to Paris
will be launched this week at Southend on Sea Library Gallery
where my Exhibition closes
on Saturday 1st November
This picture book records a visit made with my nephew for his 15th Birthday
we toured the Left Bank
stayed near The Sorbonne, visited my Malaysian and French friends
sampling the food and atmosphere of one of my favourite cities.. which I have visited many times for
holidays and for my work
each day we saw something new.. and for me it was a delight to see the tourist places
like the Eiffel Tower
and also to revisit my favourite spots
enjoying Monmartre

I think that Jason enjoyed meeting my friends and going out for dinner
in some of Paris's nicer restaurants..................
I hope to show this to people in Wombourne later...
as it also records
some of the aspects of that village its Church and the village green..
where cricket can still be enjoyed on a summer's day ....

Victoria's International Art Exhibition

At the end of my first week in Southend on Sea
it seemed to be too cold at the waterfront to do the drawings which I had hoped to do
so I drove into the town and walked in the pedestrianised area
where I warmed myself in Starbucks
then

I felt rejuvenated enough to stand outside, on that rather cold afternoon, to draw this part of an earlier Southend building,
at the side the flower seller walked up and down, rubbing his hands together to improve the circulation
Two gentlemen from South Africa came to talk to me
and watched me as I completed this drawing
I had earlier told Michelle Archard on the Southen Echo newspaper, that my Sunday would be spent drawing this seaside town
My visitors took some photographs as I drew this
and soon I hope to see the results
of this, my first I hope of a series of works

Exhibition in Southend Saturday 16th February

On Monday I opened my Exhibition at
Southend on Sea Library Gallery,
the photographs from my travels are on the screen and paintings, drawings and books on display
among my first visitors was the photographer from the Southend Echo
and on the following day this article shows my New Zealand pastel, Pungas and the
Malaysia pastel, Sabah butterflies


I have enjoyed a week of constant visitors,
some of whom now have originals and copies of my work

A meeting with the Photographers Society may be arranged later in the month


My first Exhibition on Essex has been started in a pleasant relaxed environment