Friday, September 10, 2010


Ilse T Hable is a tall Vienna-born painter who has also designed haute couture. She has a fondness not only for landscapes in plein air, but for nudes and horses. She met my eldest daughter’s godfather, Yorkshire-born Andrew Taylor at choir practice in Mexico City around 1974. Ilse and Andrew Taylor live in Guadalajara Mexico. They have two daughters.

When I first found out about Ilse’s blog on painting I was hooked on it but unfortunately she is a busy painter and teacher so her blog comes in ever too small bites that whet my appetite for more. This guest blog from her came as a special request. I have often written in this blog how I miss the ochres, browns, oranges and reds of Mexico in the winter (dry) season when the cyan/gray skies of Vancouver winters freeze my soul.

Ilse Hable's Blog

Ochres
Ochre and the agaves
And more agaves