I spoke of staying with very special friends in Manorbier, well these were the artist Philip Sutton and his wife Heather and their dog Toby. I will now show you some Manorbier animals: Toby, the Yorkshire Terrier- including a gallery of his portraits painted by Phil on the studio staircase; Dylan, a visiting Welsh Collie with his fascinating Wall Eyes- one blue and one brown. Apparently there is a superstition that this is a "lucky" trait in Sheepdogs- if one eye goes blind the other one will retain its sight; and finally, a Grey Squirrel busily eating the birds nuts:
An Artist- and child of Artists who were mad about trees- I have always been mad about trees. The stories of my involvement with trees will gradually emerge- that is the purpose of the blog. I get such intense joy from the visual experiences of my surroundings- amazing trees/ birds/ flowers/ landscapes/ seascapes/ buildings- that I want others to experience that joy too.
After living with British trees all my life, I was overwhelmed with the beauty and strangeness of the trees in Santa Monica when I first spent some months here in 2004. I immediately wanted to make a home in Santa Monica in order to translate these trees into Art. That’s what I have been trying to do ever since, as I travel backwards and forwards between the US and the UK.
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