Deciding On An Approach

We have been on a journey for many years, but our blog starts in France on a trip we took this year to a region called "the Lot", The Lot river valley is a land of beautiful landscapes of dramatic gorges, slow moving rivers, beautiful villages, vineyards, walnut groves, and poppy fields.  One settled into a lovely inn and artist's retreat in Frayssinet called Le Vieux Couvent.  One could paint endlessly just in this town and on the grounds of LVC, but we fanned out into the surrounding countryside.  

In advance of the trip it was difficult to decide how we would approach this painting retreat/trip:  watercolor or oil?  plein air painting or sketching? We decided that for this trip we would concentrate on watercolor sketches and photo references for future paintings in our home studio, leaving us gloriously free to sample the food and shopping delights of the region.

Come travel with us as we post our paintings for as long as it takes! This is “Coco's Favorite Table”.  Coco is a cat who would often sit on the second tier of this wrought iron table in the courtyard of LVC.  (picture of “Coco’s Favorite Table”)

Coco's Favorite Table

Drop in Cary Gallery of Artists 200 S. Academy St. in downtown Cary for these and other paintings. 919-462-2035