In July 2025 I took part in a group show at the art school I was attending in Montparnasse, Paris. In fact it was the last show there after 120 years in the same building. The facade of the building will be retained but it it will be refurbished as a hotel. L'Academie de la Grande Chaumière has moved to new premises just around the corner. The models were actors, dancers and mime artists and their poses were classical and wondrous. It was great to work with a group of serious Parisian artists. My idea of heaven.
I was also part of a group show in Vétheuil - 45 minutes from Paris. This is an original village - unspoilt with ancient paths that lead up the hill to the foerest. Wild flowers grow along the edge of the Seine - which Monet painted many times - and the old church up the road from my Parisian hosts Fabienne Le Boulanger and Christophe Mouche features in a lot of his paintings.
It was charming to meet and chat with the people who bought my work. Five hundred people passed through Vétheuil that day.