South France

Just come back from a two-week holiday in South France Port Ventres.  I have done some quick sketches using pencil on a A5 stitched sketchbook, except the two of Giverny were drawn with pen.  I find sketching help me observe more carefully and distill to the only essence I want to capture at the time without too much background noise as photography does.  Of course photography has its merits.  Here are some images from my sketchbook.

(Note, I have also visited a number of art museums and will post separately)

Main avenue in front of Monet house at Giverny

Monet’s lily pond in Giverny

St Vincent Church at Collioure

whelks of first dinner at Port Ventres

Forteresse de Salses

Place de l’Obelisque

old wooden fishing boat

le Fort Fanel

Nortre-Dame de Bonne Nouvelle

viaduc du Millan, the tallest bridge in the world

French coast from Dieppe