Day to Remember (Villefranche-sur-Mer)

I have so much to catch up on. In June, husband Randy and I squeezed two weeks into  a full schedule ... to soak up as much of the South of France we could in that timeframe. I simply love it there and do everything I can to capture its magic on canvas.

It probably could be ... but the South of France is not the easiest place to visit for these personal painting trips I love. There's more moving from place to place. A rental car's involved. It's so worth it though.

Between our first apartment in Nice to our second in Aix-en-Provence, I spent the day painting in Villefranche-sur-Mer. Our last visit was two years ago on a rainy day, and I had to pass up painting at the beach with a view like this that time around. This year, the weather was perfect and the views were incredible. I painted two pieces that day -- the first left very unfinished because I sure wanted to get to this view too.

Seat by the Sea, 12" x 12" - Available - painted on the previous trip

The sparkling water and hint of the town in the background is what captured my attention but it was also very much about everyone there enjoyed soaking up this day ... as I was. What a day!

I've added very few of the 21 paintings started this trip to the French Paintings Collection so far because it seemed the moment we returned, we were off to the next adventure. (I'm not in Telluride CO in advance of Telluride Plein Air.) They'll get there but in the meantime I hope you enjoy the collection.)

French Paintings Collection