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Wine project, Gaillac connections

The day started with an early morning drawing on location at Gaillac on the banks of the Tarn.  IMG_4507_wp.JPG

I wanted the study to show together with a remarqued, framed print of “‘The Port of Chester 1863” and a photograph of the bridge and weir at a meeting at 11.00, subject Gaillac wine,  in Castelnau de Montmiral.

The sketch took about an hour because I knew exactly what I wished to do.

I’d already visited the location and had a though look see taking away about 50 photographs of my own making.

This week has gone a bit pear shaped, in the nicest way, with possibilities opening for the wine project.
I’ve blogged some of the story, more is to unfold tThursday and Saturday.

The meeting had been kindly arranged by my friend (Dr.) Fiona Ferbrache, the same who recently had my work mentioned in a publication by The Royal Geographic Society Geography Directions dated 11 Sept 2012.

Thursday is now scheduled to include a meeting at 14.00 with (Count) Charles de Noblet in Gaillac.

Also present were two other friends of Fiona, Frank and Lavell Baldock.

Frank is a very remarkable award winning  journalist, an international wine writer and educator, wine judge and industry consultant, and longtime President of the Wine Writers’ Circle of Canada.

Much as I’d like you to stay with this site, Frank is to good to miss.

You can discover more about Frank at Wine Express.

Charles is a natural enthusiast and very knowledgeable about the Gaillac area and its history.

His family have lived around Gaillac since at least as far back as the 14 80’s…

I like people like that.

Charles owns land West of the bridge, both sides of the road so he not un naturally knows a lot of interesting people and is a vivant person, full of charachter and often very funny.

Charles  is very keen to encourage my project having noted it presents an unexplored perspective of the subject which he thinks could be very beneficial in promoting the Gaillac region.

We had and I’m quietly confident the next will be an interesting meeting offering a chance a privilege, to  listen, to research, review his extensive private collection of Gaillac and river Tarn photos, visit the ‘private’ bank of the Tarn which offers another perspective of the river and Gaillac to further develop the painting I’m planning.

Frank recommended I take /own a digital audio recorder; good advice, were to get one…?

The Frank and Fiona have asked to be present as they politely put it ‘to observe the creative process’.

I don’t know about that, it’s what I do, for me it is work so it will be interesting as they are both acute observers to hear their impressions after and swap notes about the subject.

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