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.
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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…
NOTAN – Jour du Marché
Jour du Marché Watercolour & felt tip. A5 sketchbook, Double Spread (well almost) © The Artist. Another ‘attack of the giant white trades vans’… this time, a seller of black clothes of all things. Notan Half-tone is a real mental discipline. My felt tip pens have dried out. Short life product, the alcohol evapourates. Not…
City in the West -1996/2004
‘City in the West’ Oil on Board 122 x 61 cm Started in 1996 & finished in 2004 I’m currently trying to fix a seriously leaking roof & so am moving stuff around the house as I get to DIY in various rooms… These pesky portfolios of paperworks from under the spare bed, and now,…
Canal de Lalinde
‘Canal de Lalinde’ Watercolour. 28 x 38cm (15 x 11 inches). © The Artist.
Plantou – Sunset II
‘Plantou – Sunset II’ Watercolour. 42 x 38cm (15 x 11 inches). © The Artist. sold There’s a ‘Route des Vins’ organised by Xavier at Counseil Interprofessionelle des Vins de la Region Bergerac. It’s a good wheeze. You get to visit the caves & chateaux & do some wine tasting. they have posh bordeaux…
Plantou Sunset
‘Plantou Sunset’Watercolour.47 x 36 cm© The Artist. Click here to buy this painting. ‘Le Plantou’ is the name of a hill, just under Boisse (which is a village situated on another hill) near Issigeac (which is the town near me). it’s a round hummock-type of a hill, rather like a breast, with a swelling concave…
Vieux Cepes de Vignes II
‘Vieux Cepes de Vignes II’ Watercolour. 42 x 20 cm © The Artist. sold OK here’s the new watercolour for the new frame. Those old vine stocks doing their dance.
Vendanges Doux 2001
‘ Vendanges Doux ‘ 2001 Watercolour. 42 x 20 cm 200 € © The Artist. Am currently stripping out old watercolours from old frames & updating with new watercolours. The complexities of have once worked un-standard sizes are a real headache. I post this one as I was talking in the previous post about the…
