Hi Everybody
How nice it is to see the sun on daily basis. That was how our week this May was back at our favourite haunt of the Cote d’Azur!
Not very hot but lovely and dry with the sun breaking through nearly all day.
The combination of scenery, the beautiful Esterel Coast, and the mountains of Provence make this a wonderful part of the world.
We even ventured into Cannes where the mayhem of the preparations for the Cannes Film Festival were well underway, but nobody asked for our autogragh!
We weren’t sorry to be leaving before the Festival started but just a short way from Cannes calm reigns and the roads are peacefulful and beautiful in all directions.
Even time for some quick sketches for future, hopefully larger, paintings.
These watercolours are all just 8 by 5 inches in size and quickly painted after taking some photos, or recalling previous Provence scenery.
I hope you enjoy them as much as I have in painting them.
If you have read the guide books on another page of this blog you will know that we are very familiar with this enchanting part of France. The local wines, predominantly Rose but also some light and fruity Reds are a great complement to some really good restaurants, some of which we visited again on this trip. If you are ever in Fayence do go to Table d’Yves , one of the finest restaurants we have found in this part of the region.
Happy travelling and if the sun is out where you are enjoy that too!
Brian
Sunset over the Vineyard
Antibes
House in Provence
The Esterel Mountains near Agay
Lavender fields in Haut Provence
Farm and Vineyard
The Castle at La Napoule
Sailing boats off the Esterel Coast
Hi Everbody
We are very fortunate to be able to spend some time on the Cote d Azur in the South of France.
With UK weather remaining unsettled it was so great to feel the sun and enjoy Provence and the Coast.
Just enough time to paint a few quick watercolours. Provence has great scenes around every corner, sometimes I like to combine various scenes into a painting and so that is what I have done with a couple of these. The beautiful fields, vineyards and farms seem to make the sun shine even brighter, which is fine for the watercolourist.
If you have the chance do drive from Mandelieu la Napoule via Theoule to Agay and on to St Raphael. This coast road is really spectacular with the red rocks of the Esterel mountains going down to the azure blue sea. It is one of the finest coastal drives anywhere!
Included here are a couple of older paintings of this area together with the recent ones painted last week.
I hope you will enjoy looking at them as much as I have in painting them.
Enjoy the sun if you can find it!
Farmhouses in Provence
Mougins
Vineyard in Provence
Callian from Tourettes
Agay on the Esterel
The bay at Theoule
The Esterel coast at Miramar
Jan 16
This gallery contains 14 photos.
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Hi Andrea Many thanks Our house there was great and mostly lovely weather Love Brian
Love these evocative paintings of an area we also know well.
