St Jean D'Angely prize giving

Here I am with the first 3 winners and holding my award. My painting is on the easel. It has sunlight streaming through clouds onto vineyards which was just how the weather was in France this year. Its a pastel on canvas which is my ratherunusual technique but it works. The painting is finished now and much less greeny overall.

The finished Chagnon pastel painting

Me painting at Chagnon, Charente Maritime, France

Painting in the Streets

Hi,

Welcome to my first blog. Back in the UK now after a summer in France. I joined in with other artists painting in the local villages on a couple of days. Amazingly I both won prizes and enjoyed the experience. I used to be an Art Teacher and it was great to have people watching me paint that were not up to mischief behind my back. So here are some photos of me painting in Chagnon where I won the villagers prize in a secret ballot and then the next weekend I won the 4th prize in the St Jean D'Angely 2 day competition...