30 March 2011 Nice surprise from Oz.

I just wanted to share this email that arrived this morning because it made my day :-) .....






Has a home in a kitchen in Sydney
I bought this 8*10 from Colin when he sold it to me at my door in Maidenbower in appx 1993. 

Wish I also bought the matching painting ;)
Penny Teale




24 March 2011 Birch Hotel launch party

The Birch Hotel in Haywards Heath launched the opening of their new restaurant yesterday with a live singing harpist and really great canapes. Of course my pictures of Venice on the wall make all the difference :-)




20 March 2011

I just found this old video of me painting in my studio. Thought I might share :-)
This is part one of three.



And part two;



And part three;

10 March 2011 East Grinstead, Anish Kapoor, etc

A couple of days ago I received a call from the organiser of a local Sussex arts society saying that they had suddenly been deprived of a speaker/demonstration-giver for a society meeting. Please could I step in. So I did.
Yesterday I went to East Grinstead and met twenty or so enthusiastic art lovers. They gave me a cup of tea, and we had a great time talking and laughing while I painted this small picture to show them some of my techniques.
All too soon it was over. I am chuffed to find an email in my inbox inviting me back in the future.

Last Monday [the 7th] Fran and I went to London to see a show for her birthday. We met a couple of friends who were over from New York and went to the V&A for lunch. We also took in the Anish Kapoor sculpture that is showing in Hyde Park as part of an exhibition at the Serpentine Gallery. Here is a shot of us looking at the C Curve mirror piece. [Yes I know we are upside down!].