The second one for the Borderless Exhibition

Number 1 painture of this series was two people meeting. This one, also oil on canvas and metal mesh, shows the lady pregnant. Number three, with the lady holding her baby in her arms, has gone to her new home.
Both 'Meeting' and 'Pregnant' are still for sale, for $1,500.-- each.

For the Borderless Exhibition

'MEETING', a painture (painting and sculpture combined).
Oil on canvas and metal mesh. The use of a double frame puts the work into a world of its own.

This lyre is not a Medieval instrument, but my own modernised version of the ancient Greek Kythara. We just like the sound, so sometimes we include it in the program.

The houseconcert with Karen Cappèl, vocals, strings, percussion, Leo Cappèl, flutes, strings, percussion, and Pippa Lawlor, percussion.

Yo me soy la morenica - Spanish Renaissance; Lisboa - Portuguese fado; La mourisque - Tielman Susato, 1551; Cascarda allegreza d'amore - Italian dance, anon., published 1581; Saltarello Hupfauf - Tielman Susato 1551; Come again - John Dowland 1606; Bergerette sans roch - Tielman Susato 1551; Awake sweet love - John Dowland 1606; Spagnoletta - Late medieval rond dance. Anon.; Pas time - Henry VIII 1491 - 1547; Andante - Renaissance. Anon.; Bergerette - Shepherd dance. Tielman Susato 1551;
The jasmine - De Lavigne ; Philou - Michael Prætorius 1571 - 1621; Canario - Italian dance, anon. published 1581; Grucea phorminx - Pindaros, ca. 522–443 BC; Los bibilicos - Anon. Ladino love song, pre 1500; Virelay - Anon. Trouvere melody 13th century; Saltarello - Anon. Traditional dance, ca. 1350; Menuet - Anon. Traditional dance, Renaissance; Vogelkijn - Anon. Dutch Renaissance.

The instruments: Gemshorns (medieval flutes, pre 1550); Psalteries; Lyre; Flageolet; Galoubet/tambourine de Béarn; Folk zither; Pan flute; Percussion.

No, I admit, not all of it is Medieval and Renaissance. Some of the time we just wanted to enjoy ourselves, have fun. The important thing was the audienced asked for more.

House concert

The tambourine de Bearn is a stringed percussion instrument, still played in the South West of France. The one-hand flute galoubet is played at the same time with the left hand

Update

So much has happened since I last posted anything.
I am now a member of the NZ Art Guild.
And I'll have two paintures in the "Borderless Exhibition" in February in the NZ Academy of Fine Arts in Wellington, right at the waterfront. Quite an honour!
We were finding it difficult to travel to other venues with all our musical instruments, so we did a few house concerts instead. The first one of Medieval and Renaissance music, was fun! Unfortunately my health has deteriorated since (undisciplined white blood cells argueing with the tissues in my forearms) so my fingers are getting less nimble: no more concerts. Instead of music I'll concentrate on sculpting, and possibly more playwrighting. I'll keep you posted