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THE WEEKEND AUSTRALIAN, AUGUST 19-20, 2017 www.theaustralian.com.au/travel TRAVEL & INDULGENCE 7 V1 - AUSE01Z01TR I love preparing to head off on a painting trip; new hori- zons beckon and there’s joyful anticipation of unknown landscapes to explore. The travelling artist always packs another tube of paint and more brushes instead of extra shoes. Clothes must stay minimal to make space for more sketchbooks, and my favourite backpack accommodates my largest drawing pad. I am a landscape painter and in the past year I have visited some wonderfully diverse, far-flung places. Walk- ing is the best way to discover new landscapes, generally away from the madding crowd, to allow solitude and time to both look and think. In the west of England, the coastal footpaths of Devon and Cornwall led me along flower- filled clifftops, where I could paint secluded aqua-fringed bays backed by intensely green fields. Sitting and draw- ing by a sheltered dry stone wall, with a magnificent view out to sea, I suddenly became aware I wasn’t alone. A cow was attempting to eat my watercolours box, which I had left open on top of the wall. I rescued it and carried on, with the cow quietly chewing nearby. I have also spent a month painting on the Greek island of Kefalonia, a place of myth and history and with the most wonderfully clear water. Kefalonia and nearby Ith- aca are reputed to be the home of Odysseus. Wandering was a daily delight, knowing the sun would hit the sea at a certain time to create thousands of tiny diamonds on the surface and that early evening would bring a vivid inten- sity to the blueness of the water. Oh, the challenge of how to match that blue in my painting and the pleasure of working in the shady courtyard of our rural shepherd’s cottage, with the scents of thyme and lemons in the air. A visit to Western Australia to explore the country- side and coastline around Yallingup and Margaret River showed me Australia in its most stunning colours: the complementary combination of orange rocks and deep- est turquoise ocean, alongside the whitest sand. And the anticipation of lunch ahead at a nearby winery. Late last year I was in Thailand, on Koh Yao Noi, a world away from the nearby bustle of Phuket, where afternoon storms darkened the skies, to contrast with emerald seas, and little chains of rocky islands appeared over the hor- izon. I explored by longtail boat and the driver was happy to anchor so I could finish painting the towering cliffs of those rocky islands close up, looming above the boat. All cool and beautiful, I spent a winter week on Bruny Island, off Tasmania’s southeast coast. Arriving by ferry, I was welcomed with huge skies and rainbows. I walked along pristine beaches to draw and paint with just sea- birds for company. Incredible clouds and magnificent skies, reflecting in the still water, were the challenges I faced with my paints. There is nothing quite as good as being in the flow, and the afternoon can speed by while you battle with your painting and the changing weather conditions. Wind is not the outdoor painter’s friend. I have lost more than one palette blown into the water and I have ended up literally “wearing” a painting that blew back at me off the easel. But whatever the weather, off I go again, undaunted, to find new challenges en plein air. My next adventure awaits in the mountains of Andalusia in southern Spain. Now, how many rolls of canvas can I fit in that suitcase? Debbie Mackinnon’s latest solo show, Ocean Stories, has just opened at Sydney Road Gallery in Seaforth and runs to September 3. More: sydneyroadgallery.com; debbiemackinnon.com. DEBBIE MACKINNON Artist Debbie Mackinnon; one of her Koh Yao Noi sketches, above right Colour and movement THE CULTURAL TOURIST SYDNEY FIORDLAND NATIONAL PARK AUCKLAND Tauranga Hobart Melbourne Akaroa (Christchurch) Wellington Picton Milford Sound Port Chalmers (Dunedin) Napier 25 Oct ^ ; 8 Nov # 2018; 28 Jan; 11 # , 24 Feb; 10 Mar 2019 # ms Noordam 13- TO 14-DAY AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND Interior Stateroom from $3,399 * per person SYDNEY DEPART: AUCKLAND ARRIVE: Ocean-view from $3,799 * , Verandah from $4,799 * ^Fares based on 25 Oct sailing Itineraries and pricing may vary by departure date. DEPART: EQUATOR INTL. 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THE WEEKEND AUSTRALIAN, AUGUST 19-20, 2017www.theaustralian.com.au/travel TRAVEL & INDULGENCE 7
V1 - AUSE01Z01TR
I love preparing to head off on a painting trip; new hori-zons beckon and there’s joyful anticipation of unknownlandscapes to explore. The travelling artist always packsanother tube of paint and more brushes instead of extrashoes. Clothes must stay minimal to make space for moresketchbooks, and my favourite backpack accommodatesmy largest drawing pad.
I am a landscape painter and in the past year I havevisited some wonderfully diverse, far-flung places. Walk-ing is the best way to discover new landscapes, generallyaway from the madding crowd, to allow solitude and timeto both look and think. In the west of England, the coastalfootpaths of Devon and Cornwall led me along flower-filled clifftops, where I could paint secluded aqua-fringedbays backed by intensely green fields. Sitting and draw-ing by a sheltered dry stone wall, with a magnificent viewout to sea, I suddenly became aware I wasn’t alone. A cowwas attempting to eat my watercolours box, which I hadleft open on top of the wall. I rescued it and carried on,with the cow quietly chewing nearby.
I have also spent a month painting on the Greek islandof Kefalonia, a place of myth and history and with themost wonderfully clear water. Kefalonia and nearby Ith-aca are reputed to be the home of Odysseus. Wanderingwas a daily delight, knowing the sun would hit the sea at acertain time to create thousands of tiny diamonds on thesurface and that early evening would bring a vivid inten-sity to the blueness of the water. Oh, the challenge of howto match that blue in my painting and the pleasure ofworking in the shady courtyard of our rural shepherd’scottage, with the scents of thyme and lemons in the air.
A visit to Western Australia to explore the country-side and coastline around Yallingup and Margaret Rivershowed me Australia in its most stunning colours: thecomplementary combination of orange rocks and deep-est turquoise ocean, alongside the whitest sand. And theanticipation of lunch ahead at a nearby winery. Late lastyear I was in Thailand, on Koh Yao Noi, a world awayfrom the nearby bustle of Phuket, where afternoonstorms darkened the skies, to contrast with emerald seas,and little chains of rocky islands appeared over the hor-
izon. I explored by longtail boat and the driver was happyto anchor so I could finish painting the towering cliffs ofthose rocky islands close up, looming above the boat.
All cool and beautiful, I spent a winter week on BrunyIsland, off Tasmania’s southeast coast. Arriving by ferry, Iwas welcomed with huge skies and rainbows. I walkedalong pristine beaches to draw and paint with just sea-birds for company. Incredible clouds and magnificentskies, reflecting in the still water, were the challenges Ifaced with my paints. There is nothing quite as good asbeing in the flow, and the afternoon can speed by whileyou battle with your painting and the changing weatherconditions. Wind is not the outdoor painter’s friend. Ihave lost more than one palette blown into the water andI have ended up literally “wearing” a painting that blewback at me off the easel.
But whatever the weather, off I go again, undaunted,to find new challenges en plein air. My next adventureawaits in the mountains of Andalusia in southern Spain.Now, how many rolls of canvas can I fit in that suitcase?
Debbie Mackinnon’s latest solo show, Ocean Stories, has just opened at Sydney Road Gallery in Seaforth and runs to September 3. More: sydneyroadgallery.com; debbiemackinnon.com.
DEBBIE MACKINNON
Artist Debbie Mackinnon; one of her Koh Yao Noi sketches, above right
Colour and movementTHE CULTURAL TOURIST
SYDNEY
FIORDLAND NATIONAL PARK
AUCKLANDTauranga
Hobart
Melbourne
Akaroa(Christchurch)
Wellington
PictonMilford Sound
Port Chalmers (Dunedin)
Napier
25 Oct^; 8 Nov# 2018; 28 Jan; 11#, 24 Feb; 10 Mar 2019#
ms Noordam
13- TO 14-DAY AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND
Interior Stateroom from
$3,399*per person
SYDNEYDEPART:
AUCKLANDARR IVE :
Ocean-view from $3,799*, Verandah from $4,799*
^Fares based on 25 Oct sailingItineraries and pricing may vary by departure date.
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Pago Pago
ToVANCOUVER
SYDNEY
Honolulu
Nawiliwili
Lahaina
Dravuni Island,Fiji
Lautoka, FijiPort-VilaLifou
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22- TO 24-DAY SOUTH PACIFIC CROSSING
Interior Stateroom from
$4,799*per person
SYDNEY VANCOUVERARR IVE :
Ocean-view from $5,049*, Verandah from $5,699*
13 Apr^; 30 Sept 2018; 7 Apr 2019
ms Noordam
^Fares based on 13 Apr sailingItineraries and pricing may vary by departure date.
^Fares based on 28 Mar sailingItineraries and pricing may vary by departure date.
Wellington
Port Chalmers (Dunedin)
Auckland
Napier
Picton
Hobart
Tauranga
Waitangi(Bay of Islands)SYDNEY
FIORDLAND NATIONAL PARK
MilfordSound
Akaroa(Christchurch)
28 Mar 2018^; 24 Mar 2019*
ms Noordam
14- TO 16-DAY NEW ZEALAND DISCOVERY
SYDNEYROUNDTR IP :
Ocean-view from $4,299*, Verandah from $5,099*
Interior Stateroom from
$3,949*per person
1 Signature Beverage Package
2 Pinnacle Grill Dinner
3 Reduced FARES for 3rd/4th guests
4 50% reduced deposit
SUITE guests receive the above PLUS US$200 onboard spending money per stateroom.
WRITE THE NEXT GREAT CHAPTER IN YOUR LIFE STORY.
*ALL PRICES STATED ARE PER PERSON, DOUBLE OCCUPANCY AND INCLUDE TAXES, FEES & PORT EXPENSES and discounts. CRUISE ONLY. Fares listed are in Australian Dollars. Explore4 offers are per stateroom based on double occupancy, for 1st and 2nd guests sharing a stateroom and excludes 3rd/4th guests, except as provided herein. Offers are based on Promo(s) KA/KC/JB/NX/NP/UU, are available for new bookings only, are not combinable with any other discounts and are not transferable or refundable. Offers are applicable on select 2018–2019 sailings. Subject to availability. Signature Beverage Package has a daily limit of 15 beverages. Pinnacle Grill dinner: Guests receive one complimentary dinner per person. Free or Reduced fares for friends & kids is based on sharing a stateroom with 1st and 2nd guests. Suite offer: Onboard Spending Money is US$100 per guest (US$200 per suite). For full offer terms and conditions, please refer to hollandamerica.com/Explore4. Offers are capacity controlled and may be modifi ed or withdrawn without prior notice. Other restrictions may apply. Explore4 offers end 17 November 2017. Ships’ Registry: The Netherlands.
Contact your Travel Professional, call us on 1–300–987–322 or visit HOLLANDAMERICA.COM
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