30 Paintings in 30 Days #18 Summer's Walk to the Kirk, Scotland

Summer's Walk to the Kirk

Oil on Board, 8" x 8" 

Scotland's reputation for rain is fast eclipsed by a single sunny day. 

I pitched my plein air easel by the side of the road leading up to the Kirk. Yes, it is that green. Wildflowers open up to the warmth or the sun, birds chirp, bumble bees hum away and I paint for a couple of hours of sheer contentment. This was in June, Scotland's loveliest month, where the sun sets around 10 in the evening, making it plein air artist's ideal scene. 

I have been asked to organize a workshop retreat there. Looking for interested artists. I will do my best to organize the weather.

Oil on archival board. 8" x 8"

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30 Paintings in 30 Days #17 Castillion Window - Provence

Castillion Window - Provence

#17 ~  30 paintings in 30 days

A small village in the Gard region of Provence. Off the beaten track. 

I sit in an ancient doorway painting intently, observing the little window facing me. Of course, little did I know that, behind the reflection,  the owner of the house, was staring intently back, wondering who, and what...
And so it was that I met an elderly, yet elegant, Belgian man who had owned the house for many years. He loved the painting, which provided enough street cred for an invitation into his home. 

"Bien Sur, of course, I'd love to see inside your medieval house". I grabbed Lizz as you know what they say about going alone into total strangers' homes...

It turned out to be a treasured memory. We got to see the foundations which were Roman, and preserved, albeit where the sheep were held in the winter, which was the custom about two thousand years ago.

We toured the kitchen and the admired the oven/heating system/hole in the wall, medieval high-tech. We climbed ancient stone slabs, the stairway built up and around a tiny internal courtyard to the "balcony" for watching the sun set while toasting a glass to the gods. 
Definitely keeping this on the retreat itinerary for 2016.

Acrylic on mounted watercolor paper. 6" x 6"

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30 Paintings in 30 Days #6 Terrace Sunshine

Terrace Sunshine

Uneven slabs of ancient stone, sunlight playing with advancing shadows, dust motes suspended in summer air - humming cicadas and bumble bees. Pass my paints please.

6" x 6" Oil on Archival Board.
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30 in 30 Days #2 "Last Café Grand Crème"

Last Café Grand Crème

Last Café Grand Crème

On the 2nd to last day of painting in France, we let our paintings dry and we take off for the town for last minute shopping and relax with a little café culture. We delight in the sights. Young lovers on mobylettes and dashing waiters navigating the outdoor cafés balancing full trays. 

8" x 8" Oil on Archival Board.
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