Painting Holidays in Chateaux in South West France & Provence 2021La Rivière Dordogne à Bergerac – painting of a bridge over a river
‘Le Pont de Begerac 7 ‘
Oil on MDF panel
30 x 40cm (16 x 12 inches).
© The Artist.
sold
Oil on MDF panel
30 x 40cm (16 x 12 inches).
© The Artist.
sold
La Rivière Dordogne à Bergerac – painting of a bridge over a river
The river Dordogne flows fast at the town of Bergerac. The waters swirl & shimmer. Glint & have deep dark thoughts, where the waters hide black depths. The bridge has six arches, only three of which are depicted above. The river is wide & carries a strong current. Down stream less than a kilometre there’s a hydroelectric power station. This acts powerfully on the surface pattern of ripples as the water is sucked in & the flow becomes variable. There’s a quite time, when the turbines are turned off & the surface becomes still. BUT Only for a moment, as winds play up & down the river making ripples & swirls, ever changing. Ever changing.Quiet river from opposite bank :
‘Bergerac Waterfront 1’
Oil on MDF panel
31 x 43 cm (approx 12 x 17 inches), ex frame.
© the artist
available for sale
Oil on MDF panel
31 x 43 cm (approx 12 x 17 inches), ex frame.
© the artist
available for sale
Same view looking upstream to bridge but positioned lower down waterfront.
‘Bergerac Waterfront 2’
Oil on MDF panel
30 x 40 cm (approx 12 x 16 inches)
© the artist
SOLD
Oil on MDF panel
30 x 40 cm (approx 12 x 16 inches)
© the artist
SOLD
I am thinking about plastic qualities again. These paintings have a lot to teach me, there. They have the plastic qualities, and I think on more than one level.
Plasticien …french for artist. Based on stretching things about.
Art based purely on imitation forgets this. Copying not creating can be terribly stiff.
Lovely to see these scenes that I am happy to now be familiar with – your water is wonderfully wet.
Yes – the familiarity with these Bergerac scenes and enjoying them through your eyes and brush, what a pleasant start to the day!
It was good fun wasn’t it 🙂