Arts in Provence

ARTS IN PROVENCE
Welcome to the Arts in Provence Blog. This is a blog about life in Les Bassacs, a small hamlet in the South of France, where we organise summer painting courses. You can find out about the courses by going to our website.

Sunday, November 18, 2012

2013 diary online


The 2013 diary and course details are on-line.  Go to www.artsinprovence.com to see what is on offer this year. 

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Late autumn, Les Bassacs

We are closing the houses up for the winter, packing away all the paraphernalia that gets us through the summer.  Someone left me a beautiful miniature sculpture in one of the bedrooms.

  


















Out in the hedgerows the cognassier (quince trees) are heavily burdened with their fruit and people are foraging for quinces, persimmons and sloes.  We are preparing for a sloe gin soaked Christmas.




















We have already had a tremendous autumn storm accompanied by a ferocious wind that uprooted many of the pines in the woods beyond Les Bassacs and deposited some bright, white fresh snow atop Mont Ventoux.  There is talk of a harsh winter to come!




Meanwhile, we are struggling to nail down the dates for the 2013 season.  It is slowly coming together and we will post news of the programme when it is all confirmed.