I have an exhibition on at the moment with Plieux Arts in the Gers region of France. The paintings were done last year, and I wrote a blog post at the time about the beauty of the area, including images of the work.
This year, we had to be here for the exhibition opening in July, and then again for a plein air course in early September. Therefore we decided to stay the month in France rather than drive back and forth from Portugal. We rented an apartment in the village of La Sauvetat, at the southern end of the area where we love painting (around Lectoure). These are some of the images from this year’s crop of plein air landscapes of the Gers.
It’s worrying traveling in these times of Covid. Our town in Portugal still hasn’t had any cases, so for us it was concerning to leave the safety of our controlled environment to drive halfway across Europe. So far, so good though. And the French seem to be taking it pretty seriously.
I only had time for one larger plein air piece. The following one was painted over the course of three days:
As I mentioned last time, the Gers is a really stunning area for landscape painting and I would highly recommend it for anyone looking for a picturesque region for plein air work.
Stunning work, Marc.
Really love the Queen Anne’s Lace.
Hi Marc – I just bought the market in Portugal painting at Greening Gallery – just loved it! These paintings are breath-taking – is there a a book of your paintings? I hope one day to get to see many of them at an exhibit – wherever it may be I’d be there! Also would like to be notifited of future shows.
I heard you’ll be in Sag Harbor in August – hope to meet you then.
Best,
Marianne
Hi Marianne,
Thank you for the kind words. No book at the moment, but we hope to produce one soon. All the best,
Marc