homo sapiens is homo spiritalis

good article in the new yorker concerning the prehistoric cave paintings here in the dordogne & elsewhere in sw france i particularly like the jean clottes quote: Homo sapiens is Homo spiritualis “You can advance a scientific hypothesis without claiming certainty,” Clottes told me one evening. “Everyone agrees that the paintings are, in some way,…

Sanguine Portrait of a Child

‘Sourire Toujours’ Sanguine Portrait of a Child A3 Hanhemaille ‘Nostalgia’ © The Artist. Been off holidaying with my wife & two young children. Family time. We went to Britanny, near Carnac with its standing stones (which really caught my boy’s imagination!) & its beautiful silver sand beaches. We stayed with some good old friends, a…

Peter ‘Bimbo’ Acock

‘Bimbo Sings the Blues’ dans le temps d’une chanson….five minute pose ink A5 sketchbook © The Artist. ‘Bimbo’, Peter Acock In Bergerac, we are lucky enough to have a musician of outstanding talent. Known locally as ‘Bimbo’, Peter Acock plays the sax (soprano & alto), the clarinette & here his third instrument, the piano &…

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Jean Marquay at the Buddha Bar

Indonesian Lava stone Stutue of The Buddha sanguine A5 sketchbook © The Artist. Jean Marquay on the Drums five minute pose whilst drummin’ away pencil A5 sketch book © the artist Groovy, dimly lit jazz bar in bergerac with a theme deco of some good quality statues of The Buddha, smiling beniegnly on at the…

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China Moses & Danny Le Duc

China Moses & Danny Le Duc ink & pencil A5 sketchbook © The Artist. Well, that’s the end of the exhibition in Bergerac. All went well, with lots of visits, interesting conversations & sales. Confess to being somewhat tired. Exhausted even. Emtied out. End of large exhibitions are interesting times as it often marks the…

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Jazz Cornet Player – Exhibition at Bergerac

‘Three Sketches of a Jazz Cornet Player’ five minute poses whilst playing JAZZZ! A5 sketchbook © The Artist. ‘Les Mercredis de Jazz’ at La Maison de Vins de Bergerac ‘Les Mercredis de Jazz’ at La Maison de Vins de Bergerac ( La Cloître des Recollets) … Jazz on a summer’s eve outside my exhibition, in…

Nature reclaiming Architecture – a History of House Prices in the Dordogne

‘Le Vieux Pont’ 2008 Watercolour. 28 x 38cm (15 x 11 inches). © The Artist. A Short History of House Prices in the Dordogne Here’s a story for the Quatorze Juillet about ‘les anglais debarquement en Dordogne’… An old crumbling bridge over a stream, an abandoned road, the ghosts of yesteryears, deep in the woods,…

Quatorze Juillet en Dordogne

14 Juillet en Dordogne…parties & fireworks. Hoping to get out painting tonight (teaching tomorrow) as it is a good paint. Next post is about the English in Dordogne & house prices… & here’s an expert from last year’s bloggy Jour de la Republique… TONALITY : ’14 Juilliet – Fête de la Republique’ ‘Quatorze Juillet, Beaumont,…