serene and primal

Danielle

Descent from the Garden (detail)

pregnant model

swift heart

quiet time

pink headscarf

Act of Mercy (detail)

boots!

rest for the wicked

Alan

central park

Weigh your words

reading Twilight upside down

The model, that is, not the book.

Its full and awful grandeur

"Its full and awful grandeur" was how Charles Dickens described the ruins of the Roman Forum. It would have looked different in his day, with the arch of Septimius Severus and Column of Phocas (left) half buried, and the Basilica Julia (foreground ruins) entirely underground. The church of Luca and Martina would have looked the same, and ditto the Curia Julia (right), except for its window arrangement.

This picture is in a group show at the Westland Gallery opening this Wednesday. 

detail

waiting too long

she's not asleep

Santa Maria della Salute

two women

time for romance

drawing

I know you're there

sleepy head

who are you trying to fool?

man in the mirror

come again, comrade?

being boring

fun is where the feet are

alone and liking it

a very long dream

your papers are out of order

La femme

Fenlands vista

cordial reception

Reinisa with a rose

Any time you're ready

A prospect of Ely cathedral

I can't forget

scallywag

poser

hold me

busy now

A House in Settignano

waiting at the library

Fortezza da Basso

In the centre of the city of Florence broods a huge and uninviting fortress. It was built as part of the city walls, but like many urban fortifications it was designed as much to oppress the citizens as oppose the foes. Duke Cosimo didn't trust his people - they had exiled his family more than once in the past - and wanted to make sure his army was always on hand.

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bittersweet bonanza

all to do again

how you feel inside

Barbara sketches