zefa salir and almancil in april.......plus volcanic dust!!!!!!!!

volcanic dust equals a family get together.....so says shovell.......saski and claire were having a short break.....sam was fising in toulouse...in fact making a fishing film....he also had a gig in lisbon........iceland exploded......no planes.........the 2 girls found themselves with an enforced extended holiday........sam was driven to barcelona by davide a fishing friend....he did the gig and then caught a train to the algarve.......mixed weather and lots of food.....i managed to escape to zefa almancil to work on the wall for a few hours in the week.....sam...hil and i went upto salir to see chico and the other saramago wall paintings......i particularly like the totemlike highly coloured structure by the general........picture above...wednesday am at zefa 1 trying to get as much done s possible before a large black cloud emptied itself on my head.....lucky me only a few drops....i am now contemplating the next move on the wall....it seems endless.....i also have some very big canvases in the generals studio to finish....plus a peice of work for the music festival in loule