Dinan Nov 11 Friday

Lovely ,fairly warm day. Marni and I furiously painted the last few days ( not) we had to drive to Rennes to this big well supplied art store for more pigments and brushes.I got myself some Senelier watercolor and a bigger brush. We took the scenic route to get to Rennes, passing fields ,meadows , farms and tiny little villages.  

I worked on this abstract after a nice glass of white wine. It's got a ways to go but I wanted to capture the feeling of the grand view. 

 

Above is a photo of the entrance into the Chateau de Hac in La Quiou , just South of Dinan. 

 

 

 

Here finally in Rennes and about to eat my first French crepe with butter and salted caramel. I wanted to eat at least 3 more. 

Double rainbow.

This painting above was created after our road trip to Cape Frehal yesterday. 

 The tide was out and the mud flats were exposed.  The double rainbow was magnificent to see this evening. 

 

This abstract is from the English Garden in the historic section of the city. 

Artist in Residence Dinan France Nov 12 Sat

Ten days have flown by for us here in Dinan. My paintings are starting to loosen up, but maybe too much!  It's hard not to overwork a painting as it's so quiet and peaceful here in the studio. Rain again today, but the town is bustling. Even Moms and Dads with their baby carriages draped in Rain gear strolling through the streets. 

 

Everybody's out walking. We dropped a few loads of laundry at the launderette where they will wash and dry our bundles of dirty laundry . It will be nice to have fresh sheets and clothes to wear. 

 

Starting to get used to the rain here. 

 

We are at the Cafe Noir for our wifi and cafe au lait fix.