Mariette du Maine

Mariette is an old Dutch friend, and an excellent artist and  aquarellista! At the moment she is working on an illustrated book comparing and relating the Provence and 'het Gooi' (an especially beautiful area in Holland). The drawings are based on her 'carnets de voyage' which she makes while traveling in her favourite area, the Provence...

Here's our scoop - a sneak preview of three illustrations for the book (click to enlarge):

"Town hall squares" - and fountains (in Aix en Provence)

"Sheep" - Transhumance  (in Guillaume)

Potimarron - a happy word on this grey Friday (in Apt)

To see more work of Mariette du Maine go to her website www.everyoneweb.com/mariettedumaine (also in our link-list) and I'll keep you posted on the availability of the book...

Aquarellista's go Provence

Entrance to Mas in Grasse, Beverly Ellsley

The past week as well as the coming month, our work will be dedicated to the Provence. Because it is a source of inspiration, with so many different possibilities, from landscapes, to villages, to flowers, to abstracts based on colours or shapes! And also because six aquarellista's will have an exhibition in Valbonne in September, showing... their view on the Provence!

Here are a couple of  impressions:

Parents of the groom by Brenda Moorhouse

 

Provence lansdscape by Horst Timmermans

We're slowing working towards "getting the hang of it" ... so watch this space!