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It started off really bad, but then changed into something I have never experienced before. The colours were out of this world - just gold and blue. Wished you were with me too! I was on my own on the beach.

Another pastel! This time a flower. I have already painted these before, but this time it is enormous. The canvas is 62 X 48 cms, so you can imagine. The hardest part is to draw it and then try to give it the delicateness of a flower! It took 12 hours to

This was not an easy one to do. I found it very difficult to find the right colours to make it work. Doing a sunrise needs a lot of contrast and nerves to put the dark colours on! I always wanted to do a sunset or a sunrise (maybe because I go so often to

These are just a few of my photos from the carnival of Nice. I haven't been to the lemon festival in Menton yet, but maybe in the weekend. Hope you enjoy them!