I went to the Eden Artists festival on Saturday in Mt Eden Auckland. A beautiful day with local well known artists painting away – the art is sold in an auction at the end of the day. I was particularly drawn to the work Nicky Foreman was working on.

On her table was a flyer advertising a 12 day art tour of France that she escorts annually to France. It is called Renaissance to Modernism – a journey through an artists eye and this year (2009) it is 29 September – 10 October. Read more