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Collioure Bar, France II

This is the same bar in Collioure I painted yesterday.  After a lunch crowd was gone, I caught a few moments when the bar was almost empty.   Seeing lights bouncing off everywhere was the source of inspiration for this painting.

This place has two entrances, front and back, and bright sunlight pours in from both sides.  They also have old-fashioned chandeliers hanging from the ceiling, giving off soft orange glow.  All of this makes a really cozy atmosphere inside the bar.

I was a bit surprised, however, considering how well-known and popular this bar is, to see only a couple of locals shooting the breeze in the corner.  I wondered, "Where's a bunch of regulars who hang out here all the time?"  As I left from the other door, I found the answer.  A group of guys were playing cards on the outside patio, feeling a gentle breeze from the Mediterranean.


  Collioure, France


Collioure Bar II

Media: Original watercolor on paper
Image Size: 8.25 x 11.5 in. (on 9 x 12 in. paper)
Mat/Frame: No
Purchase: Sold