by Tessas Painting Trips in Provence | Nov 28, 2022 | Art Classes, Art Exhibitions, Bonnieux, Painting workshops
End of November in the vineyards. Fabrice is already pruning the vines ready for the winter. Bare, twisted, dancing vines, stripped of all colour and left naked to brave the winter. From tiny buds, pink and green to spring green leaves, growing into long tendrils,... by Tessas Painting Trips in Provence | Apr 2, 2019 | Art Exhibitions
Flying over the French Alpes it is worrying to see the scarcity of snow on the mountains. For miles inland from the coast there was no snow at all, which for this time of year is quite unusual. Even when we were further into the alpes the snow was only on the highest... 
by Tessas Painting Trips in Provence | Feb 25, 2019 | Art Classes, Art Exhibitions, Art Exhibitions and Sale, watercolour courses
I left Graissessac on Saturday 16th, paintings in the back of the car and Thomas on the seat beside me. All was well in my world. I had taken the car to the garage, I had been worried about the engine and thought something was wrong. No her told me all is fine. Can I... by Tessas Painting Trips in Provence | Jun 23, 2018 | Art Exhibitions, Camargue, Painting workshops
Hello there, well it has been a while and my promise to myself that I will write a blog twice a week never seems to work out. I do want to write about the last trip as it was amazing, fun, interesting and a very different trip to my others. I found a sweet place just... by Tessas Painting Trips in Provence | Oct 26, 2017 | Art Exhibitions
Oh yes, lost. Trying to find my way on the underground to The Barbican Centre was quite uncomfortable. Trying to find my way from Moorgate Tube Station was pretty difficult. Then actually finding where the exhbition of Jean Michel Basquait was showing, somewhere... by Tessas Painting Trips in Provence | Oct 23, 2017 | Art Exhibitions
I wondered whether or not to go to the ‘Matisse in the Studio’ at the RA or not. I had been thinking I should go to see something more contemporary and perhaps I still will. But actually I am so glad I went. And even though I live in France and even though...