Saturday at Couguieux
Saturday started a bit grey and cloudy - but got better. I went back to coloured pencil sketching while I pondered on the oil painting of the day before. Here's a couple of sketches of our immediate...
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Blue skies and beautiful shadows in the early morning. Little oil by Sarah Wimperis and after she had done this she toddled off to do yet another painting of the Potager. This time with a view of the...
View ArticleL'Isle sur la Sorgue
A quick sketch from Sunday lunchtime when I sat next to one of the five branches of the Sorgue River which run through L'Isle sur la Sorgue and sketched the town and a very small part of its famous...
View ArticleStill Life in Provence
Gouache on handmade rag paper - by Robyn Sinclair22 x 30cmI'd love to stay and chat but the Other Two Painters are off on an afternoon painting adventure and I'm supposed to be cooking dinner.This was...
View ArticleA thunderstorm in Provence..
My three artist buddies are stuck in the Vaucluse without phone, without internet, but hopefully with enough cherries to keep them going! They had a huge storm last night which struck out the phone and...
View ArticleArtist at work
Artist at work, a photo by makingamark2 on Flickr.A slight element of trying to emulate John Singer Sargent painting Claud Monet going on here! you can see preparatory pen and ink sketches on...
View ArticleMont Ventoux and the vines
Mont Ventoux and the vines, a photo by makingamark2 on Flickr.This is a sketch for a pastel I'm thinking of doing. I've christened my new A3 size Moleskine Sketchbook this week and this is the third...
View ArticleCrillon Le Brave vista
The view from the Terrace, Hotel Crillon Le Brave, a photo by makingamark2 on Flickr.This is the view from the terrace of the Hotel Crillon Le Brave. We paid a visit on Thursday for Robyn's "treat"...
View ArticleA work in progress
A work in progress, a photo by makingamark2 on Flickr.I forgot to take a photo of the two sketches I did yesterday so am posting this photo of the work in progress.It was a very hot day so we had a...
View ArticleLate Sunday afternoon
Late Sunday afternoon, a photo by makingamark2 on Flickr.I've had my eye on the wisteria round the door to the dining room since the beginning of the holiday. Late Sunday afternoon I rose to the...
View ArticleArtichoke flowers, St Remy de Provence
Yesterday was a very long day and sketching was confined to lunch at La Maison Jaune - but I've not photographed this as yet. We left the house just after 7am and Sarah was dropped off at Marseilles...
View ArticleSarah Wimperis is Home
Crillion Le Brave Steps, watercolour Pots on the Terasse, Gouche, small. The Rode Home, Gouche, small The Well, Gouache, small Vine, Gouche, small I am home, finally, back in Cornwall after...
View ArticleA Little More From Far Away
Rainy Day. Oil. By Sarah Wimperis. Midnight, Summer Solstis. Oil. By Sarah Wimperis Blue Chair. Oil. By Sarah Wimperis. Having got home and unpacked my bags, mostly painting equipment and...
View ArticleA potager in Provence
A potager in Provence, a photo by makingamark2 on Flickr.Via Flickr:This is Ruth's potager (vegetable garden) at Couguieux with Mont Ventoux in the background. it's a little way from the house and all...
View ArticleThe Demoiselles de Coiffees - WIP
The Demoiselles de Coiffees - WIP, a photo by makingamark2 on Flickr.I'm now on my way home and am posting this while sat in a hotel in Bourg-en-Bresse. It's a good time to try and to post some more of...
View ArticleThe Heat of the Day
Shadow Shed. Oil by Sarah Wimperis Washing Line and Pegs. Oil by Sarah Wimperis House in the Hot Sun. Watercolour by Sarah Wimperis. Here are a few little paintings, done in the heat of the midday...
View ArticleA View of Mont Ventoux - WIP
A View of Mont Ventoux - WIP, a photo by makingamark2 on Flickr.I tried to finish this pastel - of a view of Monet Ventoux with the vineyards in the foreground - on my last evening in Couguieux. The...
View ArticleOil painting #4 - the view from Julian's studio window
This is the small oil painting I did of the view from Julian's studio window after I gave up wasting paint on the canvas boards and gave them three coats of gesso instead! It was done the day after the...
View ArticleHow Much Paint?
How much paint does a painter paint when a painter paints Provence? Well this may tell you: In two weeks I did 59 paintings. 13 small oils and 13 bigger ones, 11 larger watercolours, 11 medium...
View ArticleA little night painting
Now I'm back home I've started to load all my photos into a Flickr Collection - Provence 2011 - for all to see - minus a few which will only be shared with those who visited Provence! I thought I'd...
View ArticleA Seat In The Shade
oil on canvas 120 x 80 cm or 47 x 31.5 inches I had to post something else up on this blog as the picture that Katherine posted of me, night painting, really began to annoy me as it popped up in the...
View ArticleLes Couguieux
Ruth has created a set of photos of Les Couguieux on Flickr - which she has compiled for the New York Times.... Sounds like there might be another article in the offing! In the meantime see photos of...
View ArticleA Year On
It is a year since we were all painting in Provence. It never fails to amaze me what can happen in just a year. The most dramatic thing must be that the beautiful house that we all enjoyed, Ruth and...
View ArticleFrom sketch to commissioned drawing
One of the nice things which has happened to me since our visit to Provence is that I've been commissioned to convert one of my sketches into a proper drawing. So what started out as a lovely lunch and...
View ArticleA trip to Provence in 2013, two years later.
I had a very quick, but wonderful trip to Provence with mon chéri a few days ago. He spoiled me with lovely dinners and a lot of patience when I did some sketches. I tried to be as quick as I can with...
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