[by Lynne Chapman, from England, in Lanzarote] Our last day! We drove back up to the area near Maguez, where we had walked the day before. We couldn’t do a proper hike, as we didn’t want to get all sweaty before flying, so I sat amongst the yellow flowers and sketched, while John pottered and took […]
[by Lynne Chapman, from England, in Lanzarote] We drove north of where we were staying, to the beautiful hills above the tiny village of Maguez. This end of the island is much more lush. We walked through a field of brilliant, yellow flowers and sat on a rocky outcrop overlooking this valley, with its gorgeous […]
[by Lynne Chapman, from England, in Lanzarote] We were driving through the volcano park in the south west of the island. This is a stunning place, where every turn in the road reveals yet more shapes, colours and textures. I was desperate to get out and paint, so John pulled up and I sat beside […]
[by Lynne chapman, from England, In Lanzarote] We walked another route from the hills down to the sea, pootled along the coast, had a quick paddle to cool our feet, then walked back up to Haria by a different valley. The return journey took us past a good view of the volcano, La Corona, the same one a painted […]
[by Lynne Chapman, from England, in Lanzarote] This was a day of two halves again. In the morning, we visited another of Manrique’s projects: his house on the lava field at Tahiche. Then, after lunch, we went for a walk along the beach beneath the Famara Cliffs (which I painted earlier in the trip). It […]
[by Lynne Chapman, from England, in Lanzarote] After a day of walking in the hills, we treated ourselves to a coffee at the same little street cafĂ© as the day before. Then we sat down at the sea edge. The colours were so vibrant. It was mesmeric, watching the sea crashing over the rocks and gradually filling […]
[by Lynne Chapman, from England, in Lanzarote] At the end of the afternoon, after a day of sightseeing, we stopped off at a lovely little place just down the coast called Punta Mujeres. We sat outside a street cafĂ© which overlooked the water, while I did a quick sketch. I experimented with a coloured line, […]
[by Lynne Chapman, from England, in Lanzarote] On the Saturday, it was market day again in our village of Haria. The week before, it had been freezing, with a really nasty wind, but this week was much warmer, so we hung around all morning, soaking up the atmosphere. We had a very chilled time, hanging […]
[by Lynne Chapman, from England, in Lanzarote] I decided to revert to painting next day, but to be brave enough to work in my A3 watercolour sketchbook. To be fair, it wasn’t just about the intimidation factor of a large expensive book: it is also pretty inconvenient, lugging an A3 book around under your arm as you […]
[by Lynne Chapman, from England, in Lanzarote] If you’ve been following my previous posts, you will have noticed that, on most days so far, I sneaked time for just one sketch while out and about with John, rather than going out sketching for the day. So, I thought it was about time I did some serious sketching! Although this was […]
[by Lynne Chapman, from England, in Lanzarote] We had this lovely beach at the very top of the island pretty much to ourselves. Behind us, paragliders and hang-gliders floated around the cliff tops, but nobody else was in the cove. This was partly because we were well away from the main tourist beaches, just outside the […]
[by Lynne Chapman, from England, in Lanzarote] During our first week of our trip, the weather stayed mostly a bit cold, so we figured walking was a good idea. We wrapped up and climbed into the hills behind our house. The land at the north of the island rises up high, then drops suddenly away. […]
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