Who are we?
Johnny
I am a visual artist, I tend to work in oils and have exhibited in a many galleries in the UK. I have been working professionally for nearly ten years. You can find out more at www.JohnnyMorant.com.
Julia
I am polish, I like grilled hallumi cheese and sleeping. I work in renewable energy financing, specialising in large scale solar developments. My main skills include, contract negotiation, financial modelling and greek salad preparation. I am passionate about fighting global environmental issues and obeying orders from my captain.
What are we doing?
We both enjoy messing around in boats. In London we had a little electric powered inflatable that we would cruise the city's Canals on with friends. The last year or so has been spent in Amsterdam where we bought a slightly larger day boat and spent many sunny weekends exploring the city in the Sloop John B. Things started to change when we considered getting a boat with a cabin that would allow us to go further afield. We Initially planned to convert a classic diesel powered boat to electric but the process was complicated and expensive. It then dawned on us that sail power would be the ideal way to travel -this however would mean we would need to be in open water. We began considering sailing boats and things quickly spiraled out of control. A few months later I had passed the RYA day skipper and was on my way to Greece to see a man about a yacht.
The plan as it stands is to live onboard Bumble bee for the next few months. We will learn to sail with the help of a few generous friends. I will continue to paint as I can easily work and travel. Julia has taken a well earned sabbatical from work but I suspect a little bit of offline project work will occur from time to time.
Who Cares?
I like to think that friends and family may like to know where we are and what we're up to. I will be painting and sketching with the view to basing an exhibition on the trip. I plan to post my work to this blog in much the same was as I currently do on Instagram.
Johnny
I am a visual artist, I tend to work in oils and have exhibited in a many galleries in the UK. I have been working professionally for nearly ten years. You can find out more at www.JohnnyMorant.com.
Julia
I am polish, I like grilled hallumi cheese and sleeping. I work in renewable energy financing, specialising in large scale solar developments. My main skills include, contract negotiation, financial modelling and greek salad preparation. I am passionate about fighting global environmental issues and obeying orders from my captain.
What are we doing?
We both enjoy messing around in boats. In London we had a little electric powered inflatable that we would cruise the city's Canals on with friends. The last year or so has been spent in Amsterdam where we bought a slightly larger day boat and spent many sunny weekends exploring the city in the Sloop John B. Things started to change when we considered getting a boat with a cabin that would allow us to go further afield. We Initially planned to convert a classic diesel powered boat to electric but the process was complicated and expensive. It then dawned on us that sail power would be the ideal way to travel -this however would mean we would need to be in open water. We began considering sailing boats and things quickly spiraled out of control. A few months later I had passed the RYA day skipper and was on my way to Greece to see a man about a yacht.
The plan as it stands is to live onboard Bumble bee for the next few months. We will learn to sail with the help of a few generous friends. I will continue to paint as I can easily work and travel. Julia has taken a well earned sabbatical from work but I suspect a little bit of offline project work will occur from time to time.
Who Cares?
I like to think that friends and family may like to know where we are and what we're up to. I will be painting and sketching with the view to basing an exhibition on the trip. I plan to post my work to this blog in much the same was as I currently do on Instagram.