by Barbara Podmore | Jun 21, 2023 | Available, Painting, Who would like some more ice?
Oil on canvas 60cm x 75cm 75cm x 65cm US $ 850 (NZ $ 1500) Dark navy and vibrant, cobalt blue make a gorgeous background for a rounded glass full of water decorated with a contrasting vivid slice of lemon. Standing next to the glass is a Little Blue Penguin, a...
by Barbara Podmore | Jun 2, 2023 | Blog Post
Hello lovely family and friends When we arrived in New Zealand, we asked our local friends how to pay for using the bus service. “Easy as,” they said, “You go to the dairy and top up your Snapper.” Dairy, what dairy? You have to go out to pay at a cow farm to be able...
by Barbara Podmore | May 6, 2023 | Blog Post
Hello lovely family and friends Greetings from chilly Wellington. It has recently been 12 degrees here which feels cold to me. I know, I know, all you arctic dwellers are feeling patronising right now, but I am nesh. (Google: Nesh is an English dialect adjective...
by Barbara Podmore | Feb 4, 2022 | Painting, Who would like some more ice?
Oil on canvas 75 cm x 60 cm Sold These African Penguins (also known as Jackass Penguins – presumably because of the braying noise they make) live on the South Western coast of Namibia and South Africa. They are delightful to watch, with their swift change...