Happy France day 33

This is for now the last day in France, the last view from the hill in Lauzerte, tonight we will be back home. 

It was a wonderful adventure. To discover the surroundings here, catch the moods in paint, and exhibit in the mediatheque. To meet so many friendly people here in Lauzerte and also you who followed the whole project by mail. 

Thank you for accompanying me on this trip. Hope you enjoyed it as much as I did and wish we meet again!

Au revoir.

'Point De Vue Lauzerte'

acrylic on canvas 5x5cm

This is also no.1016 in my Happy-Mini-Mail-project

Happy France day 32

As an encore, the most funny whelp in paint.

'Bertje'

acrylic on canvas 30x30cm

Happy France day 31

Because I'm still in France there is also an extra painting. This one could come 'From The Market' and it fits that series just right. Although it's still growing in Emilie's kitchen garden.

'Emily's Garden-Young Lettuce'

acrylic on canvas 10x10cm

If you like you can buy this painting online HERE

Happy France Day 30

The other day, when I asked if we had Rapeseed in Holland (on day 23) I got so many answers that I now know 'everything' about colza... Thanks to you all.

'Down The Yellow Fields'

20x50 cm acrylic on canvas

Happy France day 29

Red onion, from the market, ran away from the previous painting with fresh garlic. She felt that she had deserved her own place. And I agree with her. 

From the market-'Red Onion'

acrylic on canvas 18x18 cm

If you like you can buy this painting online HERE

Happy France Day 28

Even on a rainy day the landscape here is inspiring.

'Plane Trees In The Curve'

acrylic on canvas 20x50

If you like you can buy this painting online HERE

Happy France Day 27

Meet Pepa the sister of Pancho. When Pepa hears saying 'shall I tickle you'? Then she poses with attentive ears, and a hopeful-twincle in her eyes.

'Pepa'
acrylic on canvas 5x5cm 2x2"inch

Pepa is also no. 1015 in the happy-mini-mail project

Pepa in your hand

Happy France Day 26

Every other day there is another iriscolor coming up, 

now it's the lila variation.

'Sunlit Long Irises'

acrylic on canvas 50x20cm

If you like you can buy this painting online HERE

or send me an e-mail

Happy France Day 25

Another production forest, I believe these are pine trees.

I like the dark colors with the light background shining true.

'Dark Green Forest'

acrylic on canvas 30X40 cm

if you like to buy this painting you can click HERE

Happy France Day 24

Brought home from the Market and placed on a beautiful french dinner plate...

 'Fresh Garlic'

acrylic on canvas 18x24cm

Happy France Day 23

Typical French to me is the fresh yellow of Rapeseed - Colza (koolzaad) don't know if we have this in Holland too? Does anyone know this? Never saw it anyway.

'Colza' 

acrylic on canvas 10x10cm

Happy France Day 22

Here is the lovely Pancho, 

a very kind French dog with a Spanish name.

'Pancho'

acrylic on canvas 5x5cm 

and Pancho in your hand

Pancho is also no.1014 

in the Happy-Mini-Mail project

Happy France Day 21

Did you look for Bertje on painting 19? 

Well here he is up close. This little rascal ran away a few days ago and came back late in the night, totally exhausted. It took him two days to come to his senses, but here he is, all fit again.

'Rascal Bertje'

acrylic on canvas 5x5cm

This painting is also no.1013 

on the happy-mini-mail-project

-Bertje in your hand-

Happy France Day 20

Happy Easter Today!

I had painted a really dull landscape on a rainy day earlier this month. But as a background for this white wysteria (witte regen)it is perfect.

'Mysteria'

acrylic on canvas 30x30cm

Happy France Day 19

It's not Easter yet, but if you already like to search for something, locate the dog Bertje in the next painting.

'Bertje On The Lookout'

acrylic on canvas 10x10cm

If you like you can buy this painting online HERE

Happy France Day 18

This morning I was eating my yoghurt after my run together with the dogs, when suddenly my eye fell on the purple Irises. 

Of course I saw them previously, and noticed their beauty.

But today, the sun fell on them in just the right way, they were just enough opened, and I just could not resist. 

It's so great, it feels as if I never have to go and look for a subject to paint here, they simply present themselves. And because the light changes so quickly I have to work fast and intense to capture what I feel is the essence of that moment.

'Purple Irises'

acrylic on canvas 40x30cm

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purple iris-pallet

Happy France Day 17

The night falls here in beautiful colours.

'Nightfall'

acrylic on canvas 10x10 cm

If you like you can buy this painting online HERE

Happy France Day 16

Lilac seen from the side.I like the rough branches with moss and the shape of the leaves. The flowers are half opened which makes the variety of colours bigger.

'Lilac and Heart Shaped Leaves'

acrylic on canvas 50x20cm

If you like you can buy this painting online HERE

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Lilac in surrounding

Happy France Day 15

Every evening there is a free concert outside. It's the frog ensemble giving their best kwhoaks and kwhaks. To gain the most handsome partner I assume. 

When I stopped by to make a painting of their habitat, and have a closer look at them, they were suddenly silent. When it was to dark to see and paint they started all over, even more enthusiastic. So now I still did not meet with them, but they made it into the title anyhow.

'Frog Lake'

acrylic on canvas 20x50 cm

If you like you can buy this painting online HERE

Happy France Day 14

May Turnip- Le navet -(meiknolletje) is a root vegetable. You don't find them in the regular supermarket in the Netherlands but they are very common in France. Navets are very tasty in a salad or in thin slices, together with thin slices of courgette. Dress them up with fresh herbs, like thyme and a lemonvinaigrette.

Or use them for a still life...

'At The Market-Les Navets'

acrylic on canvas 18x24 cm

pallet let navets

Happy France Day 13

At first impression Isa seems a bit shy and timid, maybe even insecure. And she is all that, but even more so, she is a doglady with class and style, almost aristocratic.

Then you meet with her in the open fields, she turns out to be a real mad doggygirl also. Like a cow on her first meadowday, 

I love Isa.

'Isa Bella'

acrylic on canvas 30x30cm

Happy France Day 12

When you look up from under a tree you can get the most beautiful patterns of leafs and branches. I've made a number of paintings like that in the happy-mini-mail project. But now with the blossoms on some trees it's really a feast for the eye.

'Looking Up Judas Tree'

acrylic on canvas 20 x 50 cm

If you like you can buy this painting online HERE

Happy France Day 11

You need a bright sunny day for this painting...

'Impression Of A shadow'

acrylic on canvas 50x20 cm

If you like you can buy this painting online HERE

Happy France Day 10

Just a look over the hedge, in the distance you can see the white stripes of the farmernets. They provide protection for the fruit trees.

Over The Hedge Villebourgon 2

acrylic on canvas 30x30 cm

Happy France Day 09

There once was a godess Iris who, according to greek mythology, brought messages from gods to humans. She used the rainbow to climb down to earth. And the wind helped her further on her journey by blowing under her wings. 

The petals of the Iris resemble wings and that's why it's said that the symbolic meaning of an Iris is: 'I have a message for you' The name Iris stands for being cheery and forgiving.

So I hope this painting of Irises brings you a good start of your day.

'White Irises'

acrylic on canvas 20x50 cm

If you like you can buy this painting online HERE

Happy France Day 08

This is the pigeonnier Villebourgon. It's a perfect place in which I'm living during my 'artist in residence stay' in France. In this area of Lauzerte there are more dovecotes. Before the french revolution it was only held for 'Les Seigneurs' to have a dovecote. After 1789 everybody could build one. 

If you would like to have a lovely holiday in this pigeonnier in Tarn-et-Garonne look on the website gites.eu for information or look HERE

'Le Pigeonnier de Villebourgon'

acrylic on canvas 5x5cm 2x2"inch

(this is also no.1012 in my happy-mini-mail-project)

Happy France Day 07

Radish at the market in lauzerte, this peticular kind is called 'French Breakfast', although I don't know whether this trumps the croissant...

'At The Market-Radish'

acrylic on canvas 18x24 cm 

If you like you can buy this painting online HERE

Here is a small series of how the painting arose.

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'View From Montlauzun'

acrylic on canvas 10x10 cm

If you like you can buy this painting online HERE

Happy France day 05

While cruising the area, looking for paintable spots, there it was. The most strange colour combination, just surreal. Like a scene from a science fiction movie. It's in the neighbourhood of Montlauzun. A minty green lake surrounded by reddish pink orangy fields. I think it's called sorrel, the plant with this special colour, but it might also be something completely different. Maybe you have a clue?

'Little Blue Road' (Montlauzun)

acrylic on canvas 20x50 cm

You can buy this landscape online HERE

The spot where I found my painting inspiration you can find HERE

And down below you see a detail of the blue road.(Which to me could almost be a painting in itself.)