Daily Helen

At First Thursday this evening I popped in to Chandler House to see the wonderful paintings of my old friend Ian. ~ A year ago today I...

I got my two pictures back from the framer this morning. They will sit on this shelf with my brother's pot until I get them hung on t...

I'm taking these in for framing tomorrow. Only been meaning to do so since I purchased them in, um, 1998 (!!!) ~ A year ago today I...

This evening some of us went to the First Thursday art event in town. Saw lots of lovely and interesting things. ~ A year ago today I ...

I adore these decorative ceramics, seen today at this exhibition . Want!  ~ A year ago today I was sitting in the sun with Thomas ~ 

I think my favourite church in Florence is San Miniato on the Mount. Was well worth the climb up the hill to see it today. ~ A year ago...

We toured the Vatican City museum today. Full of incredible treasures. ~ A year ago today I'd just started an easy read ~ 

This afternoon I popped into the Michaelis School of Fine Art to see their annual graduate exhibition .  ~ A year ago today I had my no...

For March's "Museum a Month" excursion we caught the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibit at the SA Museum and also whizz...

So exciting... today I got my two new paintings! (Artist: Rae Hearn) . Now I need to make a plan to hang them up. ~ A year ago today I was d...

I went to visit Ian at his exhibition again this morning, and this time I had a good look around the Irma Stern museum itself. Very interes...

I spent the day helping out at the exhibition. Wonderful art. It is on til the 24th September at the Irma Stern Gallery . Go see it. Tell ...

Too busy to take any photos today! Family in town for my brother's ceramic exhibition, which opens tomorrow. ~ A year ago today I was...

I love the internet! Artist Sophie Blackall's Missed Connections site is one of it's delights.