Beynac on The Dordogne river
Castelnaud on the banks of the Dordogne River
Evening at Dome from Vitrac
Recently a friend and very talented artist, Peter Robson, gave a workshop which included ideas for silhouette paintings. I have tried it here with the view of Dome in the Dordogne from our hotel. Thanks Peter!
Monpazier is a Bastide town in the Lot and Garonne region of France, well worth a visit.
A street in San Gimignano in Tuscany. San Gimignano is famous for its 14th century towers.
The view of San Gimignano from La Lucciolaia Agriturismo, just 3 Kms away.
Tuscan farm with sunflowers near Volterra
A field of poppies in Tuscany
This January we managed to have a few days on the Cote d’Azur , escaping quite lot of snow and disruption tin the UK.
Although even there we had some rain, we also had beautiful sunshine and some welcome warmth.
We spent one day visiting friends in San Remo and Dolce Acqua, just across the border in Italy. The old towns of both are quite amazing. I have included here one painting from our last visit to San Remo in 2011, but the others I managed to do last weekend. Also there is a watercolour of the view from Villefranche across to Port Passable on Cap Ferrat. We love Villefranche where you can sit at the waters edge and enjoy both the view, and a great lunch. If you are ever there do visit the Chapelle St Pierre at the waterfront. Inside there are wonderful murals by Jean Cocteau.
Back now in the UK, the snow is still here and it is a lot colder, maybe spring will arrive soon!
I hope you enjoy these four paintings.
Dolce Acqua, Liguria
Port Passable ,Cap Ferrat from Villefranche
In the old town of San Remo
San Siro, from Via Palma, San Remo
Dec 10
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So here we are in December, with mixed feelings about the weather. Snow at Christmas can be beautiful, and a headache for travel. Snow in the countryside can be very picturesque and then a real pain for the days after as the snow becomes slushy and lingers about! From a painting point of view though […]
Feb 7
This gallery contains 10 photos.
We have just returned from a great cruise with friends around South East Asia, starting in Singapore, and going to Thailand, Cambodia,Vietnam and finishing in Hong Kong. It was a great experience. Such a fascinating part of the world and this trip only gave us glimpse of its wonders. We also left the ship for […]
Every now and again a subject suggests a different size than normal.
Sometimes much larger or wider or even a vertical strip.
Whilst looking through some earlier paintings I noticed these which make the point.
I hope you enjoy them as much as I did painting them!
Lovely evocative paintings.
The sold painting of Methoni is now loaded on artfinder.com/brianswatercolours Aboutv2 weeks to pain
Hi Natalie I am afaid these painting with one exception were sold of given to our friends after the
Are you interested in selling one of these?
Hi Brian, My husband and I are in Tunbridge Wells visiting friends. I wondered if you would be inter
Lovely reminders of a beautiful coastline.
Many thanks Kathryn Painting has been and is such a wonderful thing for me Good luck with the writin
Hi Andrea Many thanks Our house there was great and mostly lovely weather Love Brian
