Flowers in a vase, Paris.

The florists shops in Paris are astounding - people always have fresh flowers in their apartments.

Oil paint on stretched canvas.

Size xxx mm x xxx mm.

Paysage, Vétheuil.

Monet lived in Vétheuil before moving to Giverny. He painted the river and the stone church many times. Walking in Vétheuil you have the strange sensation of being in one of Monet’s paintings. Nothing has changed.

The cutting, Tawharanui.

At the end of the peninsula is Anchor Bay - a very popular swimming spot. The cutting runs through from this beach to the next where dotterels nest and the path runs up to the eco trail where there are kiwi and takahe.