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.

Friday, September 30, 2016

Christabel's paintings

Christabel Forbes has been our artist in residence and general factotum since August.  She studied at Falmouth School of Art, (as did Mark Cazalet and Kieran Stiles) and then went on to do the drawing year at the Royal Drawing School.  She joined us in August and has been happily painting in the landscape since then.  She has produced an exuberant body of work using oils and oil pastels which very ably express her joy at the colours and light of Provence.


Christabel's painting of the woods at Les Bassacs




















This last painting was done in situ on a huge board propped up against the trees and with a thunderstorm threatening - intrepid stuff!  She is now off to teach painting in India for three months, something we know she will enjoy greatly.  Christabel's website.

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