Author: Frances

Provencal landscape, detail of painting by workshop teacher Julian Merrow-Smith. Oil on canvas panel. #pleinairpainting #provence

Pretty light in Provence, at La Madelene. Attempted to paint and failed miserably. #prettylight #lamadelene #provence #iwanttopaintit

Bon soir from Provence. No filter no nuthin’. #magiclight #provence #landscape #iwanttopaintit

Poppies in Provence, oil on canvas by moi. #paintinginprovence #pleinair #pleinairpainting #julianmerrowsmith #postcardsfromprovence

This Provencal courtyard would make a pretty painting. #lemadelene #malaucene #provence #courtyard #geranium #iwanttopaintit

Time for lunch. #alfresco #provence #lamadelene #lunchtime

Painting in Provence, day 3. #julianmerrowsmith #postcardsfromprovence #peinairpaintung #landscape

Beautiful garlic. Market day in Malaucene, Provence. #garlic #provence #nowerewolveshere

Painting in Provence, day 2 morning. Oil on canvas by moi. #paintinginprovence #pleinairpainting #julianmerrowsmith #france #landscape #vineyardpainting

Painting in Provence, day 2. Oil on canvas panel, by moi. Enh. Needs work but the point of workshops is to keep going. Paint, learn from the mistakes, move on. Good advice all around. 😉 #paintinginprovence #pleinairpainting #julianmerrowsmith

Suppertime! The main salon of La Madelene, our home for a week of painting in Provence. #lemadelene #provence #diningroom #dinnerparty #frenchstyle #provencalstyle

Beautiful light and irises in full bloom at La Madelene, where we are staying for our week of painting in Provence. #lamadelene #provence #irises