Tag: France
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The Rocks at Bagnols-en-Forêt II
Read more: The Rocks at Bagnols-en-Forêt IIThis is a copy of a very small palette knife study done after a picnic beside the road near Bagnols-en-Forêt in Provence, while on holiday in the south of France in 1964. The original has…..
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Maestracci
Read more: MaestracciMonsieur Maestracci was a Corsican sculptor who lived in Bargemon and being a fellow artist…..
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Yolande
Read more: YolandeMme Yolande de Rougeville was another artist in the area who lived in the country up behind the neighboring village of Callian. On her property there was a studio and…..
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Fantasy at Dawn / Euphorie au Petit Matin
Read more: Fantasy at Dawn / Euphorie au Petit MatinOne can see in the painting the particular issues Conrad was facing. Obviously there is the party and drink aspect which could not be more directly represented than by having his head in the bottom of a wine glass, but as Conrad himself pointed out to me on a later visit, it was not without…
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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 up the hill as one continues on the Grand Rue du Chateau and look back towards the village. After my mother’s heart attack in 1981, she….
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Pépé
Read more: PépéPépé, a nick name and short for grandpa in French, was the father of my mother’s landlord when she lived in Montauroux. See the biography for details about….
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The Clock Tower or La Tour de l’Horloge
Read more: The Clock Tower or 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 the village and….
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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 out of my mother’s living room window looking down the Grand Rue du Château. I think it was….
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Artistes of Fayence Flyer – 1977
Read more: Artistes of Fayence Flyer – 1977While working with the committee organizing the local big arts fair for Fayence and the surrounding region, my mother volunteered to create a poster for the event. Note…
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The Business Card
Read more: The Business CardThis is the original master copy of the business card she designed once she had….