The view of the Mekong River in Phon Phisai NE Thailand from the Bonnard guest room.

I teach painting and photography. My wife introduces our guests to Thai village life and NE Thailand cooking.  We provide full board and guided discovery trips limited to 4 to 6 people at out arts guest house in NE Thailand http://thailand-painting-holidays.com

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'A place without time' oil on canvas 61x41 cms $1950 

As the Toodyay Road winds its way down the escarpment into the coastal plains, on the left there is a hidden valley where huge boulders and trees have an uncanny presence.  It is a place to stop and to listen to the silence.

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Tree ants are commonly collected and eaten in the village. Sometimes for their eggs and sometimes as an ingredient for a dish. I have eaten the eggs and they taste good. I hope you will try some during your painting and photography holiday with us in NE Thailand. thailand-painting-holidays.com

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'Red roses for a blue lady' oil on paper 76x57 cms
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At the wats (temples) in Thailand they sell cages containing small birds.  The boys (and me) love to open the cage door and let them fly free.  Of course the vendors probably capture them so that somebody else can pay to free them, but it still feels good:)
This is my wife and son Toby freeing the birds.
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Moonlight oil on canvas 100 x 120 cms by Jeremy Holton A moonlit view of the Darling Ranges escarpment.

This is the second in a series of paintings of moonlit views of the Darling Ranges escarpment. If you have been there you will recognise the winding tracks, rounded granite boulders, sparse straggly trees and armies of black tree grasses, burnt by fire and marching with their spears raised in silent salute. Waiting for the night when they will be free to roam again across this wild and beautiful place. Beware for there are things here that you do not understand

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A village carnival in NE Thailand

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Waree's two nephews Edt and Note having their hair cut when they were made monks recently.  The girl on the right is Warees niece Pang who helps at the guesthouse

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'Tower of light' 122x41 cms oil on canvas by Jeremy Holton.  This is a view of the University of Western Australia from the Swan River with the tower of Winthrop Hall.  $3000 #painting #landscape #perth #australia.
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I love the sound of Isaan music especially the haunting tunes from the bamboo pipes.  They are often played during events in the villages and in the outdoor music and dancing stage shows.

This is one of the local headmen who is our electrician and I count as a friend even though we have no language in common.

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This is a work in progress and I would greatly appreciate any advice on how I can improve it. Its oil on canvas 102 x 76 cms

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Waree my wife and co-host at our Thailand holiday guesthouse getting breakfast.
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"Fantastic colour" Oil on canvas 120 by 120 cms by Jeremy Holton
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'Through the looking glass' oil on canvas by Jeremy Holton.

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Fishing boats on the Mekong River in NE Thailand.  This was taken in the morning from the river below our guest house which is on the banks of the Mekong.

Throughout the day you can watch lone fishermen casting their nets in the wide river.  In the distance you can see Laos.

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"Land of dreams" Oil on canvas 112 by 112 cms $3500 by Jeremy Holton  

I know this place. I have been there many times. Was it a dream? There is a hillside and a stream. Many dark places in which I cannot see. All is green and lush with vegetation. Rich. Tropical? Or are there mines? Somewhere in the light. I can see houses. Or can I? I can hear the animals now and the tinkling drips of water in my mind. Have you been here? If not its time you came with me to find it. You have been here before you know. You will never remember when or how but just know that it was and will be a land of dreams.


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Whenever I come across a roti vender with his motorbike and sidecar, I can't resist buying some.  Its delicious and I am sure they can't be too fattening!  They are cooked with dough, egg, butter and condensed milk, then wrapped up in paper so you can eat your way from top to bottom.

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"Feel my heart beat"  oil on paper view of Fremantle, Western Australia by Jeremy Holton
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Girl at a traditional village wedding in Isaan NE Thailand

From our art and photography guest house in NE Thailand

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'A paradise for poets' by Jeremy Holton
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Dawn at the village of Ban Pho in NE Thailand where I have my old studio.  Now we have our arts and photography guesthouse on the banks of the Mekong not far away in Phon Phisai, but we take our guests to the village.

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The rice fields of Isaan have huts on stilts where the farm workers eat their lunch which is provided by the owner of the farm.

Sticky rice is the staple food of Isaan and quite different from the rice eaten in other parts of Thailand. .

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'Cloud Street - Geraldton seagulls' 90x90 cms oil on canvas . 
This is part of a series of paintings inspired by Tim Winton's wonderful book 'Cloud Street' This is about Geraldton in the chapter 'The Shifty Shadow is Lurking' "Rose Pickles knew something bad was going to happen. Something really bad, this time. She itched in her awful woollen bathing suit and watched her brothers and a whole mob of other kids chucking bombies off the end of the jetty in the bronze evening light. Fishing boats were coming in along the breakwater for the night, their diesels throbbing like blood. Back under the Norfolk pines gulls bickered on the grass and fought for the scraps of uneaten lunches that the schoolkids had thrown there. The sun was in the sea. She stood up and called. Ted! Chub! Carn, it's late!"
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