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

The dancer

I painted and made this collage
thinking of my many years as a dancer
ballet tap greek spanish traditional
all types...... I loved to do
and to watch
loving the music too

My Government Bilateral Aid Seminar Frasers Hill

With The Directors Executives and Heads of 14 Colleges
of the National Productivity Centre
Malaysia

at the end of my weeklong
Management Training Seminars held at Frasers Hill..........
and at the beginning of the workshop programmes of Case Studies
to develop the Management Training for the private sector
and some of the public sector of Malaysia
as Bilateral Aid Advisor New Zealand and Malaysia Governments

Opening Waitakere Arts Centre

With The Governor-General .. The Opening was very crowded, we were talking about my
New Zealand book, which he just asked me about
and he said he hoped to see it soon

I had replied that this one seemed to be constantly interrupted......
unlike the Malaysia one.. on which I had been able to focus
from start to a 14 month finish

It was a bit like this.. many interested people..
even in New Zealand... one can have crowds..
if the event is an exciting new venture which this
Arts Centre was..
in Titirangi which is noted for its Arts and many crafts.. particularly pottery
he made a joke about the distractions, .................
.......and one of the many cameras flashed ..........................
of which he knew I had many, when I returned
to New Zealand...................... Sir Paul Reeves had previously been Archbishop of New Zealand