.....Viveros, Sat 10th Jan
Not great for sales, just after Christmas but good fun!
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Views from El Toril at sunset
From the patio
La Fuente
Conversation.
Sun setting.
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....and exploring up the valley from Puente to Zafarraya. It was steep with twists and turns and at times the surface was very uneven but our wee Punto made it ok!
Great views up to the pass
Rock and roll......!
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I held my first workshop of this stay at Casa Rosina...working in black, white and grey scale and exploring mark making, texture, collage and mono-printing. I'm sure many of my past students will remember the 'black and white' project and this group certainly seemed to enjoy the day, producing some good work too...
Set up and ready to go
Working on the achromatic scale
Markmaking
More marks on collage
Cutting and weaving
Weaving
Weaving
Mono-printing
Mono-printing
Mono-printing
Teacher at work!
Results....
Mono-printing
Mono-printing and weaving
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So I've finally caught up with myself.......
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Spent a couple of days working on Casa Rosina - Anne and I took off all the kitchen cabinet doors, washed, painted and rehung them. Cleaned out cupboards and Dick was doing other maintenance. We were boosted by cups of tea and nice lunches. The images are a bit grainy as they were taken on iPad!
Anne hard at work
Before......
...and after! Looking good!
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A glorious sunset.....but a change in weather!
It rained that night and it's been unsettled since then....wind, rain, sun, cloud, wind..!
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Lunch with friends, on the terrace!
Dick with Anne and David R.
Trying the Christmas present - Lindt 99%
Thanks Tom!
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Happy Hogmanay from us!
An early evening beer in Alcaucín..
Cheers!
And Happy New Year - hope 2016 is good for you all!
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We decided to pack a sandwich and drive into the national park, part of the Sierra Tadeja and on the side of La Maroma which at 2068.5m is a good bit higher than Ben Nevis. It's beautiful with great views down to the coast. We found cork trees and walked through juniper, lavender, thyme, rosemary and some very sticky bushes that we have yet to identify!
Cork tree..
You can see where the cork has been removed!
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