Category: Landscape Watercolors
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Fayence Street
Read more: Fayence StreetA Fayence street as seen trough one of the many arches. Of course no street in the village would be complete without both a cat and one of the locals returning from….
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La Chapelle de Notre Dame des Cyprès
Read more: La Chapelle de Notre Dame des CyprèsThis a more conventional view of the Notre Dame des Cyprès Chapel just outside of Fayence on the valley floor off the road to Seillans. This lovely chapel was the subject of many of my mother’s landscapes. Although there is no date on the painting…..
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The Esterel Massif
Read more: The Esterel MassifThis is the view of the Esterel Massif in the distance from the kitchen window in my mother’s small flat/apartment. Being over the kitchen sink it was….
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La Mairie / Town Hall – Fayence
Read more: La Mairie / Town Hall – FayenceThe Hôtel de Ville is the traditional name given to the Town Hall or La Mairie much to the confusion of any tourists looking for a place to spend the night.
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Fayence Approach
Read more: Fayence ApproachA view of Fayence from one of the approach roads. I love the added details of the two cats and the lady hanging her laundry out beside the road.
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Fayence – Robert Fabre Avenue
Read more: Fayence – Robert Fabre Avenueayence – Robert Fabre Avenue looking from Rue Maurice Astier as best as I can work out from my recollection and looking at Google maps. It was a particularly hazardous intersection especially on…..
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La Cueillette des Figues / Picking Figs draft
Read more: La Cueillette des Figues / Picking Figs draftThe working draft for La Cueillette des Figues / Picking Figs. My mother would often do a very quick sketch of a selected subject on location. Sometimes these draft pictures would be good enough…..
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La Cueillette des Figues / Picking Figs
Read more: La Cueillette des Figues / Picking FigsLa Cueillette des Figues / Picking Figs was part of a series of watercolours my mother painted to sell in her little gallery. She decided that she…..
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Récolter des Figues / Fig Harvest draft
Read more: Récolter des Figues / Fig Harvest draftThe working draft for Récolter des Figues / Fig Harvest. My mother would often do a very quick sketch of a selected subject. Sometimes these draft pictures would be simple line drawings with a brief notation on colors, other times…..
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Récolter des Figues / Fig Harvest
Read more: Récolter des Figues / Fig HarvestRécolter des Figues / Fig Harvest was part of a series of watercolours my mother painted to sell in her little gallery. She decided that she…..