Monday, December 29, 2008

Home Sweet Home in Sarlat, France


Just completed this painting. I am working on putting more darks in my paintings to make the lights look lighter. This house came from a photo I took in Sarlat, France. If you read any of Rick Steve's travel books, he mentioned this house. You go into a very old church, out the back door through a very old grave yard, up a very old staircase, out a very old gate, look up and see this house. Sarlat was one of my favorite towns that we visited on our painting tour this past October. The town was filled with lovely old buildings, quaint shops and restaurants serving delicious food. If you're ever in the neighborhood I suggest you visit Sarlat, its in South West France. Every day I wake up with new ideas of how I can make a return trip to Sarlat.....

2 comments:

Dino Massaroni said...

Hi Barbara, Your work is so charming! Just wanted to introduce myself as a fellow instructor for Toscana Americana Workshops. My name is Dino Massaroni and I've been working with Patrick Mahoney for four years, conducting workshops in Cortona, Capri/Positano, Italy, and Santorini, Greece. I see that this year, we are scheduled to be at the Italian Riviera at the same time - from September 12 - 19. It will be great sharing the experience with you and your students. I've had the pleasure of sharing workshop dates with other instructors teaching disciplines such as photography and encaustic. It's such an added benefit for my students to see the struggles and successes of other participants. At this point, my workshop has 50% enrollment. How is yours shaping up? Hope to hear from you. My e-mail address is: DinoStudio@aol.com

Mary lin Huskamp said...

This work is BEAUTIFUL!! Makes me want to see the real house! So lovely. Best Wishes for 2009.