jeudi 30 juin 2011

St. Paul de Vence

Terrace and view

Had the superb pleasure of being invited (!) to St. Paul de Vence on the Côte d'Azur for a week. The house was simply perfect and we all fell in love with it. With its terraces and different levels, every corner offered a comfortable and quiet place to sit, but I ended up spending most of my time here, on one of the main terraces leading to the living room, with a view of the valley and the village of St. Paul below.

View from Café de la Place

The fountain of Saint Paul de Vence

I managed to get out early enough to have a head start on the tourists. A coffee at the Café de la Place, then a nice stroll through the old town, past their famous fountain.



The Fondation Maeght was just up the road (!). I was lucky to catch a great Eduardo Chillida retrospective, and the setting couldn't have been more ideal. The building was made to house exhibitions like these. I ended up enjoying the space and the show so much that I lost myself for a while, and only managed to get this one sketch in from a bench in the Labyrinth by Miro.

The dining car

Finally, one last quick and crazy sketch on the TGV heading back to Paris. And that was it - a wonderful week in which time almost stood still, which was over all too soon! Thank you so much T&P XXOO!!

dimanche 26 juin 2011

Hôtel particulier (détail)

Dernière aquarelle en date, sur le motif jeudi soir (carnet moleskine).

mardi 21 juin 2011

VENISE!!!!

Vendredi, départ pour Venise... Je suis ravie de partir pour cette ville que je ne connais pas, j'ai préparé mes "petites affaires" de dessin, tout en sachant que ce ne sera pas facile de dessiner avec "mon groupe" qui ne dessine pas du tout!
A l'aéroport, j'avais le temps... puis après ça n'a pas été simple (voir le croquis Place st marc que j'ai continué en marchant)
Cette ville est magique, à chaque coin de rue une nouvelle vue qui attire mon oeil...
Je reviens avec peu de dessins, mais c'était un vrai régal! J'espère y retourner un jour...

Last Friday, departure to Venice...So happy to visit this city, I've never been there before!
I've packed my sketching stuff, but I know that drawing is NOT the theme of the journey...
At the airport, it's ok, I have somme time. But then, it has not been that simple (cf Place ST Marc sketch that I partly drew while walking)
This city is magical, everywhere you're looking there's something to draw!
I am coming back home with a few drawings, hoping I'll go back soon.

terminal 2F

dans l'avion

place st marc

vue de ma chambre

dimanche 19 juin 2011

Voyages

Une récolte de croquis de voyage, entre TGV, hotel et bus...




dimanche 12 juin 2011

Croquis du Bassin d'Arcachon

Sous un ciel magnifique et le soleil j'ai découvert le Bassin d'Arcachon pendant 5 jours le week end de l'Ascension. Voici quelques croquis faits sur place.