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November artist date
12.11.2011 On a glorious sunny afternoon I drove up to the abandoned Greek village of Sandima. It’s a place I love visiting as there is always something to photograph. High on the hillsides were vivid splashes of colour from the … Continue reading
October artist’s date
According to Julia Cameron in her book “the artist’s way”, “an artist date is “a block of time, perhaps two hours weekly, especially set aside and committed to nurturing your creative consciousness, your inner artist. In its most primary form, … Continue reading
first drawings
I recently purchased Jane LaFazio‘s DVD “from art journaling to art” as I really like her style. These are my first attempts: I’ve also signed up to do her online course, starting in August, Sketchbook and watercolour: on location, which … Continue reading
in a Turkish garden
Yesterday we went to a barbecue at our friends’ house. They have a large and wonderful garden. These are some of the plants growing in it. I have seen this tree described as “flame of the forest” but have also … Continue reading
an evening stroll
Last week I went for an evening walk to photograph these beautiful pink hollyhocks that grow along the road near our house hollyhocks and fennel silhoutted against the sunsett-ing sky there were spiky green thistles, not yet in flower and … Continue reading
last few days of December in Turkey
We have been having an extremely wet winter here with the result that it looks more like Spring at the moment as there is so much new growth and so much green everywhere. Earlier this week I took these photos … Continue reading
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Karahayıt-Aphrodisias
After visiting Pamukkale we returned to the village and then drove along the base of the escarpment to Karahayıt, a very Turkish thermal resort town with many new hotels springing up, to visit the kırmızı su bahçesi (red water garden) … Continue reading
spring is yellow
If you were to ask me “what colour is Spring?” I would answer, without hesitation, Yellow. After an exceptionally wet winter (and the rain still continues), this part of Turkey has been blessed with a beautiful Spring with masses of … Continue reading
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Anatolian Adventures 