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The marina at Porto Ercole at dusk. .
#portoercole #marina

This morning’s view of the Chateau de Barroux, beautiful with the summer coming up behind and over to backlight the buildings and trees. But what has been drilled into us – and to any landscape painter – is not to think of them as buildings and trees but as shapes, masses, and values. So easy but so hard. Anyway i am happy with this one. Normally I am sortakinda happy just if I dont hate it. So if I like it even a little I am regular old happy. Nice to end on a high note. Back to sketching and watercolor for rest of trip… Has been a great workshop with @ianrobertsartist and a great group of fellow painters. .
#pleinairpainting #pleinair #enpleinair #paintinginprovence #lebarroux #chateaudebarroux

If you painted it, it wouldn’t look real. Have never seen anything quite like this sky in the #Vaucluse tonight. Is (nearly?) a full moon and the #mistral arrives tomorrow. Don’t know if there is any connection. .
#dramaticsky #vaucluse #lebarroux #provence #clouds #cloudscape #iwanttopaintit

Sunday painting in Provence. Across vineyards toward the Dentelles, the “lace” mountains. .
#pleinairpainting #pleinair #dentelles #provence

Quick watercolor sketch of the little church in #lebarroux. It is hot as hell here and the mosquitoes ate me alive. Plein airpainting is not for sissies. Now back to the unairconditioned hotel… to beg for ice… Im feeling bold and will ask for 3 cubes tonight instead of the usual two… And yet it is just so great to be here and get to do this. Grateful grateful.

Yesterday afternoon. Same location, different direction. .
#enpleinair #pleinair #pleinairpainting #provence

From yesterday morning… Mont Ventoux in the background #pleinairpainting #pleinairenprovence #montventoux

One last shot today of #lebarroux. The church was shut alas. Learned that Prince Charles used to paint here when visiting his godmother who had a house nearby. The nearest town is #carpentras.

While Im in vehicular mode, came across another vintage beauty in the village of #lebarroux. Love a sidecar and for some reason they remind me of funny scenes in movies and make me laugh. #sidecar #vintagemotorbike #vintagemotorbikewithsidecar #vintagemotorcycle

Red, white, and blue. I want to bring this little vintage trailer home but im afraid it wont fit in the overhead. That and husband would kill me. #vintagetrailer #lebarroux #provence

The lovely little, and I mean little, village of Le Barroux. Love a plane tree. Will post a painting soon – maybe not mine. .
#lebarroux #provence #provencalvillage

Bonjour Provence! The view from my window at Hotel les Geraniums in Le Barroux. Looking forward to first workshop day with @ianrobertsartist