the wedding was beautiful, and was hosted at our friend's parents' wonderful villa with pool looking out over the provencale countryside out towards Cannes and the sea.
this is the view from the house - taken on our last day - just as the weather seemed to be closing in! but it soon cleared and the sun returned! my husband and i were staying in the nearby town of grasse (famous for it's perfumes), and i was inspired to buy a small sketchbook. here's my interpretation on the view above....
these drawings are as big as my pad - about 6x4". i enjoyed drawing them immensly - i found it really relaxing. i've been meaning to take up sketching for ages, and finally got round to it. i had time, and the inspiration! below is a view of the house, its steps and a flower bed....
i was also inspired to draw a mad sketch from a drinks can - i thought the design was fab!
so, in conclusion, perhaps if only i lived in france, i would be much more artistically productive! that's not an easy obstacle to get over!
3 comments:
The drawings are sooo lovely, can almost feel the smell of Provence in them ... very well done ! i felt the second one almost deserved some quick wc washes and take a step further ;)
Provence is really a sweet part of France (i'm living in Paris) and there are so many subjects to draw and paint !!! now to make a living over there is something else ...
OliV
thanks, oliv - you might be right, but the paper is too thin and cheap to support even a droplet of water!
i think i'll wait till i'm older to move to france - you're right: i'm sure it would be hard to make a living there... although, i could run french language/art workshops combined for Brits! what do you think?!
hehe ... i think you could do it of course ! now how much busy would that be ? i could never tell ya ! i know most of frenchies have a hard time with foreign languages ... i seem to be a black sheep somehow ;)
i would love to go to one of your workshops ! maybe someday ?
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