The last 10 days have gone by fast, and we have not even come close to being tired of Arles and the Camargue. Van Gough painted at a frantic pace while he lived here – about 300 paintings and drawing during his stay from February 1888 and May 1889 – me, I just sketched a…
Author: Terry Christopherson
I sketch, I paint, I travel and eat, that is what my sites are all about.
An Appetite for Arles
After five days in Arles I can confidently say that the food here does not disappoint. Well, except for the one time I ordered a small steak cooked saignant, which in the US would be considered bloody rare, thus the name. As is common here, once they hear my accent, she said, in English, “medium”,…
Carcassonne to Arles, With Gouache Along the Way
We left Montmorillon on Saturday and headed for Carcassonne, a five hour drive, mostly on A routes. Carcassonne is one of the largest walled medieval cities in Europe. It draws tourists, but is well worth the extra hustle and bustle. Arriving at our hotel, just a few mètres from the castle itself, we were tired…
Eating Our Way South
We left Normandie last Wednesday for our long anticipated road-trip to the South of France. Any trip is just an excuse for some good food, and so far our expectations are not disappointed. Our first stop was Montmorillon, to visit friends and to explore a town we felt we had missed in April when we…
An Easy Way To Sketch Flowers
Sketching a bunch of flowers and plants can be a bit daunting. The main reason is that we forget the adage, “sketch what you see, not what you think you see”- we over think it. So here is a quick way to sketch these flowers that were on the terrace at our BnB last night….
