On Monday we had a lovely surprise visit from our son Paul.
While Henk and I were gardening, Rachel my daughter picked Paul from Nelson airport and they walked up our drive together. We live 800 km apart and we don't see each other often, so this visit was very special for us.
The weather was great, sunny and warm for winter and as a family we went for coffee on the Mapua warf and on Tuesday for a picnic in Tapu Bay.
We had a lovely family time together.
I didn't have a lot of time for painting, but made a quick sketch of winter flowers and grasses from our garden.
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| Winter bouquet |
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| Mapua warf |
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| My water colours |
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| Father and son |
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| Winter picnic |
Every Sunday I am part of Sunday Sketch
Mooie aquarel. Ook leuk de verf te zien. Wat een mooi cadeau, je zoon op bezoek. Hij woont ook in Nw. Zeeland? 800 km ver weg? Wow, ik geloof dat Nederland hooguit 300 km is? Lieve groeten van Geri
ReplyDeleteHi Geri, ja Paul woont ook in Nieuw Zeeland en zelfs op hetzelfde eiland, maar 10 uur rijden bij ons vandaan of vliegen, hele afstanden vergeleken met Nederland. Ik vind jou werk ook heel mooi!
DeleteBeautiful watercolor sketch, and looks like you had a lovely day to visit with your son.
ReplyDeleteThank you Karen!
Deletebeautiful sketch and a lovely family visit! Handsome father and son I might say!
ReplyDeleteYip the men in my life are really handsome! Paul looks a lot like my husband Henk and his granddad.
Deletebeautilful painting!! sounds like you had a fun week!!
ReplyDeleteYes we had a great week, so good to be together as family.
DeleteI lov e your style of painting. Never change it. It is beautiful. Your flowers look real and perfection in their color. Lovely work. genie
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Genie, your comment is really inspiring for me.
ReplyDeleteSuch a beautiful winter bouquet and I love the photos showing your family excursion.
ReplyDeleteThank you Stefanie!
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