
Jan
![]() Wherever your life takes you in 2014 I hope that you enjoy the journey - wishing you health and happiness, Jan
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![]() Wherever you may be this Christmas, (and I know that some of you are a long way from Nelson Lakes!) I hope that you have a safe and Happy Christmas with friends and family. Try not be bogged down in commercial hype and festive stress , having loved ones with you is the very best present you could ever wish for , and it really doesn't matter whether you're eating turkey or sandwiches - enjoy each other. Thanks for listening to me over the past year, I hope that you'll stay in touch in 2014 and that it's a great year for you. Jan ![]() We've just returned from invercargill where my Man and various friends were racing their classic motor bikes in the Burt Munro Memorial races. The weather was atrocious and although I had my paints with me it was tempting just to shelter in the warm car. But one of our friends persisted in asking each time he wheeled his bike past " have you found anything to sketch?" Eventually he embarrassed me into rugging up and venturing outside . The bikes themselves are interesting - but as per usual , I'm drawn to the old rusty ones rather than the huge chrome monsters . And the riders. Oh my goodness! The riders of the old rusty ones often match ! Not counting the brave soul who only has one arm and one leg (and yes, he was racing) , there were old boguns , old hippies, lots of grizzled beards and long hair..... I sneaked about with my camera taking furtive shots. I got a wonderful one of a rider with long grey hair and beard flowing , flames shooting from his BBQ (cooking his breakfast) ,cigarette drooping from his mouth while he gazed lovingly at his old BSA - I can feel some portraits coming on. The Southland gales were roaring across the track and tents were providing shelter for riders and bikes ,it reminded me of sideshow tents at a circus! Here are a couple of the sketches - Team Velocette waiting for something to happen. So my challenge now is to build some paintings from my reference material - watch this space..... |
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