Oyster Beds in Le Canon, France

Oyster Beds in Le Canon, France
30" x 40" oil on stretched canvas

Oyster Beds in Le Canon, France

Oyster Beds in Le Canon, France
30" x 40" oil on stretched canvas

Sitting on the veranda facing this beautiful vista and its changing sunrises and sunsets is what we do when we visit Le Canon at the Gilchrist home of Patrick and Florence, parents of our close friends Seamus and Mia.

This is a painting of oyster beds in the Bassein de Archechon in the northwestern shore of France near Cap Ferret, an hour north of Bordeaux. It is also where Monet and other impressionists painted because of its beauty.

The house looks out at this vast water basin full of oyster beds. The raw oysters in all the areas of these waters are so fresh and delicious. We eat them at the little restaurant houses owned by the French oyster fishermen and enjoy the beautiful waterfront view and the changing sunsets.

This painting is sold, but an 8" x 10" print is available for $75 plus s/h.

Sunday, May 18, 2008

Red Oriental Poppy
















Red Oriental Poppy 8"x10" oil on stretched canvas.


This Southwest Asian plant is widely cultivated for its brilliant scarlet and black colors. There is nothing as pleasing as looking at a field or flower bed of red poppies. Some poppies are valued by herbalists for their medicinal value as a curative for sleeplessness. The common garden poppy, however, is in no manner opiating. The red poppy is a symbol of the American Legion. In the
U.S. it is used as a symbol of soldiers injured or killed in war and is an artificial red poppy is often worn at Memorial Day ceremonies. I am working on an 18"x24" canvas of a bouquet of red poppies because I enjoy painting them so much.


If you would like to purchase this 8"x10" oil painting, please email me. It is painted on stretched canvas with painted sides or ready for framing.


This 8"x10" painting is priced at $250 s/h.
An 8" x 10" print is available for $35 plus s/h.

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