The Lure of India Sikh Temple On this trip to India, we visited many temples and forts. One clearly remains uppermost on my mind, that is of course, the visit to a Sikh Temple. Throughout India’s history, religion has been an important part of the country’s culture. The main religions are: Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and …
The Lure of India and the magical presence of the Taj Mahal We are all so familiar with the iconic Taj Mahal, but did you know that it means, Crown of the Palace. It is an ivory-white marble mausoleum and has to be witnessed in person to be fully appreciated. It is situated on …
The Lure of India has always beckoned. As an artist, the colours, the culture, the costumes, the diversity attracted me like a magnet! Our travel company advised us that we would be: impressed bewildered fascinated depressed thrilled frustrated inspired and amazed. Never a truer statement was made! *** This is just a taste of what …
Nepal Fundraiser Winner of Raffle Announced Following on from the aftermath of the powerful earthquake in Nepal, I wanted to find some way that I could help this horrible situation, I couldn’t bear to think about the devastation that this earthquake had left behind and I just wanted to do something, anything! It was not …
Nepal Fundraiser Painting Raffle Last chance to enter! Nyatapola Temple, Bhaktapur, Nepal 10 x 20″ Mixed Media Donate via PayPal address: [email protected] and 100% of the proceeds will go to :
Fundraising Nepal Emergency Appeal Painting Raffle This is a painting of the Nyatapola Temple erected in 1701. It is a 5-story pagoda in Bhaktapur, Nepal. In honour of Siddha Laxmi, the Hindu goddess of prosperity, an iconic building that has survived the recent earthquake. This can be interpreted as a sign of strength and hope for the Nepalese people.
Raffle for Nepal Emergency Fund In light of the recent devastation in Nepal, that has claimed the lives of over 6,000 of its people, I am asking that you give whatever you can afford. Your name will go into a raffle which will take place on Sunday 10th May and you could own this painting. I will …
Having just returned from Amsterdam and a visit to the Rijksmuseum I was so pleased to discover the presentation of the first major retrospective view of the late work of Rembrandt. This is a once-in-a-lifetime event to see this collection from the great Master of the Golden Age, Rembrandt van Rijn.
Painting the Himalayan Range Sarangkot, Nepal This is the first painting I have attempted since my return from Nepal.
Nepal – Return to Kathmandu Starting off our holiday in Kathmandu, our impression was of a very dirty, smog filled city. Animals roamed the streets, cows, goats, dogs, monkeys, chickens and hens all scrounging around in search of scraps of food. Litter, particularly plastic bottles and bags were tossed among the piles of rubble. …