Our blog from Atelier2 in Veules-les-Roses, Normandy, France
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
SEASON OF MISTS
Late October saw the real beginning of Autumn with colder nights and soft misty mornings. Some really memorable images with pockets of mist hanging in the bottoms of valleys in an almost monochrome landscape punctuated by sharp rays of light illuminating patches of autumnal colour.
OUR SECOND AUTUMN ON THE COAST
The low sun after the equinox made some dramatic light in the early mornings of the wonderful weather we had at the beginning of August. We had unseasonal temperatures in the mid 20's during the first week of October.
This is the first large painting I made in October 100 x 100 cm.
The dramatic diagonal light was a feature of the early morning dog walks on the beach.
I continued to work for a couple of weeks on the same theme and the work formed the key to the latest show in atelier2.
This is the first large painting I made in October 100 x 100 cm.
I continued to work for a couple of weeks on the same theme and the work formed the key to the latest show in atelier2.
The onset of autumn
Autumn began very softly towards the end of September. There were very subtle signs of the change in colour of the foliage which I found in the small hidden valleys of the Pays de Caux.
These are four paintings I made from watercolour sketches during the finer days of September.
These are four paintings I made from watercolour sketches during the finer days of September.
The Clarke collection Giverny
Paintings from the Clarke collection
Having resisted Giverny throughout the summer months, because it is undoubtably one of the most visited tourist places in France, we went to see this exhibition before it ended.
The museum which is quite small and used to be known as the American Museum has had a temporary exhibition from the Clarke collection.
We were impressed by both the museum and the show. There was a predominance of Renoir portraits but many of which have not shown in Europe since their purchase direct from the artist.
There was a notable portrait by Berthe Morrissot which was the star of the show for me.
There was also a beautiful still life by Manet which is often illustrated but was wonderful to see in the flesh.
An unusual Renoir was this one of Couchant de soleil. Almost certainly executed "plein air" and shows a real freshness after all this time.
Having resisted Giverny throughout the summer months, because it is undoubtably one of the most visited tourist places in France, we went to see this exhibition before it ended.
The museum which is quite small and used to be known as the American Museum has had a temporary exhibition from the Clarke collection.
We were impressed by both the museum and the show. There was a predominance of Renoir portraits but many of which have not shown in Europe since their purchase direct from the artist.
There was a notable portrait by Berthe Morrissot which was the star of the show for me.
There was also a beautiful still life by Manet which is often illustrated but was wonderful to see in the flesh.
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