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These sketches were done using Japanese ink on cartridge paper. The location is Ithaka in the Greek islands. At the north of Ithika above the village of Stavros, there is a mountaintop village called Exoghi. Three years ago the small cafe was

I was given some Japanese ink and a matching brush. I cracked out this experimental selection. I have to say it is rather diverse. Two are live in the garden. The others are further afield .. but reflect the places

This is a loose interpretation of the olive groves behind Filatro Beach on Ithaca. It is a staging point. Pictures at this scale use a lot of pastel. So you have to temper the output. I like the depth of field on the picture

In my time in Ithaca it is difficult to compose or quite get it right…When I take the pastels and paper abroad you can never quite control the substrates so well. However, I carry on the experimentation in various sketches for

I signed up for an art course this last weekend. It was on the back of the current exhibition relating to impressionism on paper. Being self-taught I thought it might help to understand a little more about the whole art topic.