‘Over the Hills’ Oil on Panel 41 x 33 cm copyright – the Artist sold over the hills…… and far away. alla prima , a cool paintingafter the hear, passion & gutsy fight of the yesterday’s paint
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Tuque Lagarde – Vignes
‘Tuque Lagarde – Vignes’ oil on panel 20 x 50 cm 150 euros painted this little hill in the Cahors many times, lost count, and so have stopped numbering them (though I would like to – about thirty times I reckon). here’s one from last summer – a sunset. like the blue twinkle in it.…
Last Autumn Leaves – vines in autumn
‘Last Autumn Leaves‘oil on panel6 figure (french format) 41 x 33 cm© The Artist.200 euros Why do some pockets of vines hold onto their leaves longer than others? Here in the Cahors, the whte stone reflects the heat back up, also the south facing slope. Spoke to ‘la vinticultiste’ who reckoned it was because these…
Pechiers des Vignes
‘Pechiers des Vignes’Oil on panel.30 x 40 cm© The Artist. ‘Pechiers des Vignes’ – peach trees planted amongst the vines, except here there are three beautiful specimens planted near the church. Surprising combination against the blue shutters.
2 Rangs de Malbec – UNFINISHED STATE
‘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…
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…