A Painting a Week - No 67

For Sale - 28th December 2010
A Glimpse of Paris #2
Size: 21 x 15cm
Price A$90
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As I mentioned in the email, I painted this one at the same time as 'A Glimpse of Paris #3', following our stay there in October. I particularly love being in Paris in autumn, but for some reason this year, a lot of the leaves on the trees looked as though it was spring, with fresh lime green foliage - perhaps there'd been more rain than usual.

I tried to get in some Paris sketching, but it was a little cold to spend much time outside with my pen and sketchbook. What little I did seems ok and I stayed fairly loose, probably because I couldn't take much time fiddling with them. I've posted some of these Paris sketches on my new Art Blog http://jackiesherwood.weebly.com/art-blog.html

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A Painting a Week - No 66

For Sale - 21st December 2010
Les Paniers du Marche #2
Size: 21 x 15cm
Price A$90
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More of the beautiful coloured baskets (or paniers) from the French markets. I've taken lots of photos of baskets of all shapes and sizes, but these fat bulbous ones are my favourites, though, I have yet to own one!  These were at the Uzes market this autumn.

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Barcelona then France yet again

Here we are back in France again - how many times have I started a blog with that I wonder!  We had an unscheduled trip solely to collect my French visa, now that its been renewed for another year. The easiest route was to fly Athens/Barcelona which worked out well as I'd always wanted to check out Barcelona!  I was very impressed too - its a beautiful city with lovely wide avenues lined with wonderful decorated buildings with wrought balconies. The Gothic centre though, where we stayed, is totally different and full of fascinating narrow alleys and laneways.

France is freezing cold! It is rather nice to be back but I'm pleased its only briefly, as I suspect the cold weather will get to us before to long! The landscape is looking particularly beautiful considering its winter. I think the most prominent colour is bronze, with the bare vines glowing under the winter light. The rolling hills are framed by the distant mountains, which have a good dusting of snow and generally the whole of the Languedoc looks much drier and browner than where we live in Greece, which was green and lush when we left!

We spent my birthday wandering around Narbonne on a beautiful sunny but cold day, all wrapped up against the weather. There's always something spectacular about these clear winter days in the Languedoc.

A Painting a Week - No 65

For Sale - 12th December 2010  [SOLD]
Van Gogh's Sanctuary, Arles
Size: 21 x 15cm
Price A$90
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I discovered this spot a few years ago when I spent a couple of weeks in Arles and did little apart from wander around the town and take photos. This was the hospital where Van Gogh spent some time - not sure whether it was after he chopped off his ear or during one of his rather frequent bouts of depression! It is relatively difficult to find unless you know where to look for it, or just stumble across it like I did as its almost amongst the old shopping streets. Van Gogh actually did do a beautiful painting here called Courtyard in the Hospital in Arles.

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A Painting a Week - No 64

For Sale - 8th December 2010
St Tropez
Size: 21 x 15cm
Price A$90
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St Tropez was chaotic when we visited recently. We'd arrived in the middle one of their biggest annual Sailing Regattas, Les Voiles de St Tropez.  The harbour was crammed with giant yatchts and cruisers and you could barely see the other side of the harbour, the rows of coloured houses being towered over by masts. The bay itself was a picture of movement under sail - a lovely time to visit albeit rather frantic. We took a break from the harbour and spent time wandering around the lovely quiet laneways eating ice-creams!
If you're interested in purchasing this painting, please email me at either jackiesinfrance@hotmail.com or jackie@jackiesherwood.com to arrange payment and delivery.

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