‘Bibi de Noël’ A3 sheet, grahite pencil © The Artist. Christmas bibi (bottle).Another drawing done ‘sur la vif’ (on the hoof), where you have to grab the essentials of the action because the models are moving & will break pose at any moment. Go for the drama of the pose. The drama, & not so…
Author: Adam
As recommended by ‘France’ Magazine
The january 2008 issue of France magazine has recommended us at Chateaux Painting Holidays in France. France magazine is UK number one magazine about France, so it’s nice to have a mention. We also had a large mention in Time Out (London) in 2003, which did an article on us. A good painting holiday should…
Val 19/12/07
Graphite Pencil A3 sheet © The Artist. detail Another drawing with not a good enough likeness. The profile is such a crucial line. The morning after having drawn V. during his evening session of telly watching, I revised this line as I was unhappy with the form of the nose & the bridge through to…
Trees – 1995
‘Trees’ 1995 99 x 48,2 cm (39 x19 inches) © The Artist. Absent from posting these two weeks. I did however get this down from the attic, whilst battling with the leaking roof. Knowing when to stop working on a painting… There’s a whole backlog of unphotographed paintings up there. I did the odd retouch…
Lou Plantou – etude
‘Lou Plantou – étude’ Oil on Canvas paper 8 Figure (36 x 48 cm) © The Artist Sold study = étude yellow vines
2 Rangs de Malbec- finished state
‘2 Rangs de Malbec’ – FINISHED STATE oil on canvas 36 x 48 cm (8F) wip = work in progree alla prima = first take, one session, finished in one go pein-air = sur la motif, sur la vif, on location, on the spot , from observation in the field, sometimes called wrongly called ‘impressionism’…
Over the Hills
‘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
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.