The view from the Lounger at Le Tousserok beach. Sketchbook watercolour 9 inches by 8.

Hi Everybody

We have just returned from 10 delightful days in Mauritius, staying at the Le Tousserok Shangri-la Resort on the East coast. It is a long way away but the beautiful January weather makes that journey worthwhile.

For us it is a mixture of Sun and Pool and Golf as well when we are there, and The Shangri-La is a great place to stay at. Of course it wouldn’t be a holiday for me without the watercolour kit and so I also get some time for a few watercolours of the sea and the boats and mountains.

I think its the only place that I have ever been to where I can sit on a comfortable lounger at the beach and paint watercolours!

So here are those watercolours, some just sketches in my Sketch Book. This sketch book is a Khadi papers one and very handy on travel. There are also a couple of watercolours that are larger and were painted in the comfort of our balcony.

I hope you like them and this vision of just a little bit of this lovely Indian Ocean island.

Mauritius is an Island formed from huge volcanoes and large Basalt rocks are everywhere. It is also very fertile and Coconut Palms and Sugar cane grow everywhere, making the island very green. You are never very far from the mountains which make for some wonderful scenery.

“The Mountains by the sea”. Watercolour 14 inches by 10 on Arches paper.

Everywhere around the coast are many small fishing boats and the fish in the restaurants are very good.

“Fishing boats and a shack by the beach”. Sketchbook watercolour 9 by 8 inches on Khadi paper.

“Yachts at Sunrise”. Sketchbook watercolour 9 inches by 8.

There are fisherman all over the island, some fishing from the shore and some standing for hours waist deep in the sea catching their supper.

“Fishermen and boats by the sea”. Sketchbook pen and Ink watercolour 9 inches by 8.

“Boats at the shore”. Watercolour 14 inches by 10 on Arches watercolour paper.

We have now visited Mauritius on quite a few occasions and have always enjoyed it there. The people there are delightful and even though it is far away it is so lovely to go there for some seriously good weather in January 

I hope you will enjoy this and maybe my other posts on Mauritius and elsewhere .

Have look at my Artfinder site too, maybe something there will catch your eye.

http://www.artfinder.com/brianswatercolours

Happy travelling

Brian