15 March

Barns-Graham goes to look at Graciosa, another of the Canary Islands that can be seen from the coast of Lanzarote. While there she sees some sculpture that she does not enjoy but she also sees some “impressive and fierce scenery” (WBG/4/1/55/3).

16 March

“It’s time I tried to paint in abstract I feel but am put off by situation a bit” (WBG/4/1/55/4)

17 March

A day of socialising. She works with her friend Maureen. She then goes with some friends to Lourdes’ and Lalo’s house, local people that she had met on a previous trip to the island.

Image: Barns-Graham walks through the landscape, BGP/1/15/75.

18 March

Barns-Graham returns to her lava subject near Haría, a favourite of this trip.

19 March

Barns-Graham visits the Scotts, friends from St Ives. She says it was “a nice day – relaxed + holiday” (WBG/4/1/55/13)

20 March

She has lunch at Playa Blanca, then goes to La Geria, a favourite location of hers across all her trips, and begins some more drawings.

21 March

Barns-Graham goes back to the Haría lava site, her primary focus on this trip.

Images: (Above) Barns-Graham drawing en plein air, BGP/1/15/67.

(Right) Volcanic Formations No. 1, gouache on paper, 1992, BGT267, Lava rock formations, BGP/1/15/193,

22 March

Barns-Graham spends time with the Scotts, Jane Scott’s brother, and her friend Maureen, “we had a lot of laughs” (WBG/4/1/55/15).

23 March

She returns to the lava site for the final time, and then to Costa Teguise for a swim. Following this, she goes with Maureen to see some lava near Arrecife and takes some photos before having dinner with friends.

Image: Orange Wall Tequise, gouache, 1990, BGP971.

24 March

Barns-Graham visits César Manrique’s gallery, then goes to the beach in Costa Teguise. She does not complete much work on this trip, choosing instead to use it as a holiday.

25 March

She returns to Scotland

“this trip was almost confined to lava movement + mostly from one place” (WBG/4/1/55/17)

Image: The beach at Costa Teguise, BGP/1/15/90.