I sent his digital portrait to Monty Don, done as a thank you, not only for his delightful programme on the Impressionist gardens in France, but for all his lovely programes I watched while back in the UK for a few years.
In this programme Monty Don spoke of how he worked in gardens in France aged 19. This is one area he indicated.
It was so lovely to watch that I grabbed my phone camera and took photos of the TV screen. It was almost like being there as tourist!
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Monty Don 
I wanted to capture my own views of the area because I will never now fulfill my dream of being there.
Because I have limited and distorted vision I felt I was perhaps seeing as the Impressionists did, for poor eyesight at that time was common.
I dont know how I go with copyright because I took photos of my tv screen during the programme, but I will not be using them for profit..It was spontaneous.
To be honest I couldn’t tell my grainy photos from the pic/s of the paintings.
Personally I like that the process of editing then converting my photo has captured that inner glow that Monty Don always has on camera. I hope no one will be offended.
Anyway, it has helped me pass several happy hours in partial isolation while we are strugging to eradicate a virus flare-up caused by people bringing it from Sydney, 2 hours away.
I can have fun with my new app during lockdown. It certainly passes the time and I use my artwork to make Xmas and other gifts with them. See….
Having Parkinsons and arthritis in my spine I can do all this on my tablet while being horizontal. I am just learning to use this new app (Im 73 on the outside), so I plan to see what I can make of the photos of buildings next.
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