Every now and then I put up some of our art thinking just maybe, just maybe I can generate a little interest in what we do, thereby laying the ground work for a sale. In the spring Ann and I visited France and Italy in search of Van Gough and other earless wonders who pained in Provence. While we did not find any of those guys we did see some of the haunts.
Here is a painting of a vineyard to the west of Lavandu. We stayed on the coast with the painter Francesca Giorgio and her mother, Harriet. While we were supposed to house sit, we hit it off so well they never left which for us was a great pleasure as we had a chance to get enlightened.
Ann painted while there but also has been using collected material to continue painting here. The vineyard was just beginning to show spring colors and the fruit tree was in full bloom. It was warm, clear and the air filled with the Mediterranean. The roads were insane along with the drivers--I did my best to matching their behavior as it was the only way to survive.
Below is a painting of a lonely dove she found in a castle in Italy. It was puffed up to ward off the chill but place appropriately to grab the warming sun.
It is fall now and time to paint in the comfort of her studio.
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