‘2 Rangs de Malbec’ -UNFINISHED STATE oil on canvas 36 x 48 cm (8F) sold Unfinished state – I could say that about myself… ‘work in progress’; hummm. my fauvist desires Actually I did this one a week ago. But since then I’ve been too busy with other obligations & not had the time to…
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14 Rangs de Cabernet Franc – tableau de vignoble – painting of vines
’14 Rangs de Cabernet Franc’ Oil on Canvas 25 F (81 x 65 cm, 32 x 26 inches approx) © The Artist. SOLD ’14 Rangs de Cabernet Franc’ – 14 rows of Cabernet Franc, being the name of the type of vine. This cepage is not the wide spread in the Bergerac Appellation to my…
Le Rayon, Monbazillac – 1999
‘Le Rayon, Monbazillac – 1999’ Watercolour. 40 x 27cm © The Artist. Another blast from the past, stripping out the frames (grr, non standard sizes but worth doing as there’s alot of them doing nothing in the storage racks, hélas, well free up the frames & move on hey-ho, hey-ho motivation = move on ).Another…
Raincloud over Monbazillac
Raincloud over Monbazillac 1999 Watercolour. 33 x 24cm © The Artist. Stripping out old fames & replacing with new watercolours for next year’s shows. Here’s an oldie. Have I progressed since 1999? Well I feel more at ease with wet & spontaneous & alla prima watercolours, though I do like the rigour in this one.
St Aubin de Cadelech
‘St Aubin de Cadelech’ Watercolour. 29 x 42cm (16 x 11,5 inches). © The Artist. sold Rows of Cabernet Franc on the heights of the Dropt valley. Sunset, long blue distances turning cobalt violet (series three winsor & newton substance that comes at a price).The silouhouette of Lauzun chateau faintly on the horizon (not that…
Sept Rangs de Cot Rouge
‘Sept Rangs de Cot Rouge’ Watercolour. 28 x 38cm (15 x 11 inches). © The Artist. sold Red colour in autumn vine leaves Seven Rows of ‘Cot Rouge’, a parcel of Cot (better known as Malbec) between fourteen rows of Cabernet Franc & on the otherside, I think there was a parcel of Cabernet Sauvignon…
NOTAN – Jour du Marché
Jour du Marché Watercolour & felt tip. A5 sketchbook, Double Spread (well almost) © The Artist. Another ‘attack of the giant white trades vans’… this time, a seller of black clothes of all things. Notan Half-tone is a real mental discipline. My felt tip pens have dried out. Short life product, the alcohol evapourates. Not…
City in the West -1996/2004
‘City in the West’ Oil on Board 122 x 61 cm Started in 1996 & finished in 2004 I’m currently trying to fix a seriously leaking roof & so am moving stuff around the house as I get to DIY in various rooms… These pesky portfolios of paperworks from under the spare bed, and now,…
Canal de Lalinde
‘Canal de Lalinde’ Watercolour. 28 x 38cm (15 x 11 inches). © The Artist.
Plantou – Sunset II
‘Plantou – Sunset II’ Watercolour. 42 x 38cm (15 x 11 inches). © The Artist. sold There’s a ‘Route des Vins’ organised by Xavier at Counseil Interprofessionelle des Vins de la Region Bergerac. It’s a good wheeze. You get to visit the caves & chateaux & do some wine tasting. they have posh bordeaux…