Category: Landscape Watercolors
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Le Lavoir / The Wash-House II
Read more: Le Lavoir / The Wash-House IIThe Wash-House or Le Lavoir II was painted in Bargemon, Var and appears to be a second take of this scene from village life. The first Le Lavoir watercolour is…..
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Le Lavoir / The Wash-House
Read more: Le Lavoir / The Wash-HouseThe Wash-House or Le Lavoir was painted in Bargemon, Var, where Christine first rented a flat/apartment when she emigrated to the South of France. She was fascinated and somewhat surprised that the local villagers still used the Lavoir to wash all their clothes, even in….
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Up the Hill on the Grand Rue du Chateau
Read more: Up the Hill on the Grand Rue du ChateauAnother view of Fayence, this time painted from Christine’s road as one continues Up the Hill on the Grand Rue du Chateau and looks back towards the village. After her heart attack in….
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The Clock Tower / La Tour de l’Horloge
Read more: The Clock Tower / La Tour de l’HorlogeThe Clock Tower of Fayence was built on a prominent rock at the apex of the village. Proudly erected in 1908 (as displayed on the side), the tower is one of the main attractions in….
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The View, 22 Grand Rue du Château
Read more: The View, 22 Grand Rue du ChâteauThis is a very detailed watercolour of The View from Christine’s living room window looking down the Grand Rue du Château. I think it was this view which was its big selling point and the reason she moved….
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The Cornish Coast
Read more: The Cornish CoastI think this is the Cornish Coast and was painted on our Easter holiday there in 1964. It was another in the Japanese line and wash style of painting that Christine had learnt in that country. On….
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Dancing Ledge
Read more: Dancing LedgeDancing Ledge is a well known beauty spot along the Purbeck Coast of Dorset, about an hour away from Christine and her children’s home in Bournemouth. This watercolor was done in the early sixties, within a…..