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Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Tribute to Eric Rohmer
The celebrated French film-maker Eric Rohmer died last month, aged 89. Here is a piece I wrote on my encounter with him 4 years ago, published in The Independent.
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image: poster for Rohmer's film Pauline à la Plage (1983)
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image: poster for Rohmer's film Pauline à la Plage (1983)
London buses, restaurant kitchen, Peak district in the cold, Amsterdam cafe in the sun
I have neglected my blog recently, so here are a few sketches from the past few months to get me started again. More posts to come...
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Sketches from the immaculate kitchens of a large, elegant city restaurant, drawn on two different Wednesday nights last Oct/Nov.
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Holborn on a busy autumn night
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Drawings from a new year's holiday in the snowy Peak District, 09-10
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Sunny Amsterdam cafe scene - painted last summer during a wonderful short break visiting my friend Milenna.
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Sketches from the immaculate kitchens of a large, elegant city restaurant, drawn on two different Wednesday nights last Oct/Nov.
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Holborn on a busy autumn night
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Drawings from a new year's holiday in the snowy Peak District, 09-10
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Sunny Amsterdam cafe scene - painted last summer during a wonderful short break visiting my friend Milenna.
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