Bergerac, France, 15" x 11"
The last plein air of my French trip and a real quickie while waiting for the bus. Maybe I could have gone a bit darker with the background buildings or a bigger range of values? I don't know. Anyway I was happy with the result and a little reminder of the visit.
Painted on Saunders. Cold Press, 300 gms
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Bergerac, France, Watercolour, 15" x 11"
A second plein air in the town of Bergerac. So many lovely narrow streets to paint. When I painted this one, so lucky to be fairly quiet and not many distractions. It's surprising when you setup your easel and start painting, how few people interrupt you and just leave you alone.
Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.
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Bergerac, France, Watercolour, 15" x 11"
Day 5 and a day trip to Bergerac, the largest town on our itinerary. Lovely old timber clad buildings here with crooked edges and narrow street. Here a scene I have done a few times before. This demo I decided to do landscape orientation.
Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.
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Villefranche de Lonchat, France, Watercolour, 15" x 11"
A quickie while waiting for the bus to take us home. This the lovely main square in the village of Villefranche de Lonchat. Maybe complete in 25 minutes or so. You get to paint really loose when you have a time limit or deadline.
Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.
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Villefranche de Lonchat, France, 15" x 11"
A shady courtyard at the back of a cafe in the French village of Villefranche de Lonchat. I liked the shape of the shadows on the walls, like a 'V' shape and a brightly lit area in the middle. Had some fun painting the stone work of the building - not to much detail.
Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms
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Villefranche, France, 15" x 11"
Day 4 (Wednesday) and first plein air demo of the day looking up a street towards the centre of the village of Villefranche de Lonchat. A very pretty village in the southern area of the Dordogne region. All I can remember about this one was the bright sun behind me - so had to wear sunglasses when looking at the ultra-bright paper. Wearing sunglasses when painting takes a bit of getting used to and must alter your perception of tonal values and colours.
Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.
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St Emilion, France, 11" x 15"
The same spot as last plein air, I just turned 180 degrees and painted the view up the street. I think I must have discovered a bit of thick lavender on this one for the shutters. This painting was a bit rushed - I think I could have included some more people for example.
Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms
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St Emilion, France, Watercolour, 15" x 11"
A walk down to the lower part of town, carefully avoiding wine-tasting opportunities, and a nice shady/cool spot by the lavoir (French for wash house). It was quite hot and the paint was drying quicker than anything. A little view down the street.
Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.
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St Emilion, France, 15" x 11"
Day 3 (Tuesday) and my painting friends and I visit St Emilion, the most famous wine-growing area in the world. Fortunately, the wine is too expensive to drink, so we had to paint! This is my demo painting of the Place du Marche.
See the view we had on Google Street View
Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.
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Castillon, France, 15" x 11"
A real quickie Plein air before lunch on the second day of my French trip. I decided that I was in quite a cool and shady spot, not causing any obstruction to market pedestrians, and so did this one looking down the street from the centre of town. Painted in about 30 minutes.
Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold press, 300 gms
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