Monthly Archives: October 2012

Mont Ventoux

Posted on 29 October 2012 by sgolding

In the south of France we were staying near Mont Ventoux, which is a splendid icon of the landscape and of sport.  I drew it from the field behind our friend’s house.  It has been placed on the page in … Continue reading →

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Pineapple

Posted on 22 October 2012 by sgolding

The Landmark Trust has a property near Stirling called “the Pineapple” and it is strange and lovely- more to my taste than the big koala at Dadswell’s bridge due to the surreal feel of it in the middle of Scotland.  … Continue reading →

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Ochils

Posted on 22 October 2012 by sgolding

I did a couple of watercolour sketches of the landscape near Stirling in Scotland, drawn to the hills by their natural beauty and colours

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the head or La Tete.

Posted on 19 October 2012 by sgolding

I drew some sculpted heads and forms in museums.  La Tete. in the Louvre I was taken with Aten (above) and I liked this bust in Musee Carnavalet.  In the Musee D’orsay this fellow and his moustache caught my eye:

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