So we all needed a project during lock down. I decided on a full fresco cycle. Well, in the Cassetta, which is small but still, I am feeling quite grand. I adapted the traditional method. Rather than watercolour in plaster, I used gouache in filler. Meh, near enough. Turns out it is really flexible...Read More
We returned this year to our house at Gorgiano. In the end, no amount of ensuite bathing makes up for gorgeous views and our beautiful old house. Events, however, overtake us once again and the 2020 season has gone. Just today I have published the calendar for 2021. Fingers crossed. Stay Safe. Read More
I see that it is over a year since I last fulfilled my blogging duties. Fortunately Andrea seems unaware how important all this social media is. So, a year ago we moved to Montegemmo which has proved very popular with our friends, both new and returning, especially those fond of ensuite facilites and fewer...Read More
Ever since we moved here 10 years they have been building a road through the mountains to Umbria. It seems to have inched forward but then suddenly was finished. Since July we have been nipping over to Foligno with the gay abandon. A trip which did take over an hour of agonising twists and turns...Read More
To be honest I have often considered pastels a rather insipid sort of a medium, now, thanks to Jean who came on our July painting holiday, I have changed my mind. She introduced me to very rough paper, hers came from Sennelier and costs £5 a sheet, mine comes from the local hardware shop and...Read More
