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Recently I wrote a blog post about my workshop experience in southern Spain - how a lunchtime is taken rather seriously over there.  Another country where lunch is enjoyed with vigor is France.  I have taught quite a number of workshops in this country.  I have found the time they take for lunch may not as long as in Spain but on many occasions lunch is a sit-down ritual, starting with a serious look at the menu and ending with a plate of various kinds of cheeses and/or incredible sweets.  Bottles of wine are also a common sight on the table.  Even if we don't go to a restaurant, we picnic or have a potluck with the same level of intensity.

I did this painting as a workshop demo at the Bandouille in France after I saw this lady in red, sipping coffee in the corner of a café, when my students and I had lunch there.  The café was aptly named Café des Arts, and I absolutely loved the atmosphere inside.  I often call my workshop "Capture Light and Atmosphere in Watercolor" as a general theme.  As it implies, to me, what is more important to capture in my work is a particular visual concept such as the passage of light and a certain mood.

Next summer, July 27 - August 2, I am happy to be returning to the Bandouille, a renovated monastery/farm house in a small village of Chiche (Poitou-Charentes), France, to teach a 5-day workshop.  For more details and registration, please visit France Painting Holiday.  If I get lucky, we may have a chance to go to this café once again.

A workshop demo, Café des Arts, Thouars, France

A workshop demo, Café Joviac, Rochemaure, France (19"x13")

Café des Arts I

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Media: Original watercolor on paper

Image Size: 11.5 x 15.5 inches (29 x 39 cm)

Purchase: Sold

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