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Following the Nile south by train and arrived in Aswan, the Nubian city and the most likeable of my Egyptian destinations, with a more laid-back atmosphere, and much less agressive salespeople.
Much of my time was spent painting the Nile, sometimes from the terraces of the magnificently restored Cateract Hotel:
Aswan- a cove, from the Cataract Hotel, oil on card, 14 x 12 cm SOLD
Aswan, a moored boat, oil on card, 12 x 9 cm SOLD
Aswan, from the terrace of the Cateract Hotel,, oil on card, 12 x 10 cm SOLD
Aswan- a view from the Cateract Hotel, oil on card 12 x 14.5 cm SOLD
Aswan, boats on the Nile, late afternoon, oil on card, 14 x 12 cm AVAILABLE
Aswan, evening on the Nile, oil on card, 14 x 13 cm SOLD
Aswan, the Nile, oil on card, 14 x 13 cm SOLD
Aswan- evening from the Nile Hotel, oil on card, 14.5 x 13 cm AVAILABLE
This was painted from the Nile Hotel:
Aswan- felucca on the Nile, oil on card, 12 x 10 cm AVAILABLE
I worked from Kitchener`s Island, a little island donated to the famous general following his Sudan Campaign, where he began a collection of tropical plants.
Aswan- from Kitchener's Island, oil on card, 11 x 9 cm
Aswan- the sun from Kitchener's Island, oil on card, 14 x 10.5 cm - available
The sunset pictures were something of a departure for me towards a more Fauvist style, and most enjoyable to do- the scenes evoked Debussy.
Aswan- from Kitchener's Island, again, oil on card, 14 x 10.5 cm - available
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