by Tessas Painting Trips in Provence | Sep 20, 2020 | Painting workshops, Vineyards, watercolour courses
Good morning sunshine, the view this morning from our house. We are painting in one of the oldest wine regions in the world, the Phoenicians are said to have first introduced viticulture here in the 6th century BC. It is strange, I hear no birds, see no butterflies,... by Tessas Painting Trips in Provence | Aug 25, 2020 | lavender fields, Painting workshops, watercolour courses
Well here we are, waking up at 5 am, looking through the window as the sky turns from midnight blue to smokey cobalt then hazy cerulean. Every morning at seven am we watch the hot air balloons rise and drop and rise again just to float away and vanish across the... by Tessas Painting Trips in Provence | Aug 13, 2020 | Lorgues-Provence, My Watercolours, Painting workshops, watercolour courses
‘Dads rocking chair and lavender’ What have I been doing since I last wrote, well thats a long story and I am not sure I want to tell you all about it. So I won’t. But I have been exceptionally busy and the only time I have had to paint is after 9.30... by Tessas Painting Trips in Provence | Oct 28, 2019 | Dates of one day water colour classes, Lorgues-Provence, Painting workshops, Vineyards, watercolour courses
A break from it all. Funny, isn’t it? That the thing that does you the most good is generally the one thing you don’t do. Painting calms, soothes and seems to regulate me in a way that nothing else can. And yet and yet I don’t do it. I have so many... by Tessas Painting Trips in Provence | Sep 8, 2019 | Bonnieux, Painting workshops, Rouissillon, Vineyards, watercolour courses
Today we finally have cool weather the mistrals strong winds have blown away the hot humid air. It has been a summer of heat, hard work and big things to cope with. I turned 62 yesterday and I have finally had a calm quiet weekend which has been wonderful. My... by Tessas Painting Trips in Provence | Jul 11, 2019 | Art Classes, My Watercolours, Painting workshops, watercolour courses
Yesterday we visited Angouleme, we weren’t very impressed but we did have a nice lunch there in pretty surroundings and enjoyed the shops. We didn’t paint there, we didn’t want to. Instead we came back to Lime Tree House and painted here the rather...