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.

Thursday, September 25, 2008

Julie's Tree


Julie's Tree
20" x 16" Oil on Stretched Canvas
This tree impressed me so much that I just had to paint it. I experimented with a limited palette of cadmium red, ultramarine blue, cadmium yellow and titanium white. I was surprised at all the colors I could make with these four oil tubes.
This painting is sold.
A 10" x 8" print of this painting is available priced at $35 plus s/h.
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