Beaumont de Ventoux Village- Canvas Ltd Edition

Beaumont de Ventoux Village- Canvas Ltd Edition

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Original Watercolour Ā painted 1994

Painting Size is 15" X 22"

Media is watercolour on 300 lb arches watercolour paper.

ā€ In 1990 to 1991 we took our family to Europe and during the school year we lived in Provence, France in a remote valley hamlet called Les Alazard hugging the foot of Mount Ventoux. Part of several hamlets a region farmed for generations, grapes, lavender, herbs de Provence and of course bee hives dotted the landscape. Fruit trees lined fields, orchards of apricots, cherrys, pears and apples were a symphony of colour from early Spring to June. Century old stone farm houses with barns, fencing and pathways a warmed patina of rock weathered by winter mistral and scorching summers. This a paradise of families generational, our gratitude forever as they welcomed our young family into their homes and community. Our daughters invited into the one room school became our conduit to acceptance. Very soon we felt home, walking the paths, given their history, invited to help with bee tending, and to dinners. Our children only 8 and 11 blossomed in the warmth of its community. Sleepovers, birthday parties and school plays, they experienced homes with grandparents, goats, chickens and play in the woods and basins. Market days were community events. Local cheeses, bbq chicken, pizza truck, and yes all the fresh vegetables and fruits in season. To this day I am still stirred to paint this life, landscape and peaceful Joie de Vivre.ā€ Jill

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