Fancy Chickens were on a table cloth I saw at Market in Saint Saturin les Apt. I took a picture of them and then sketched them in my sketchbook. Of course, by then I had non buyers remorse. Luckily the next trip to L'Isle sur le Sorgue they were at market and I bought a length. I also bought the little stone carving. She is about 6" tall and was so calm and peaceful I just had to add her to my French women collection.
In L'Isle sur la Sorgue our drop off is next to the School of Music so this year I sketched their sign to add to my memories. There are nice bridges that cross over the canals and I decided to capture part of one of the bridges.
Before coming on the trip I bought everyone in the group a Blessing Bell with a Fluer-de-lis design.
Bonnieux is a very hilly but beautiful little village. We found the rusty old bike hanging on a wall in corner which was quite fun to sketch. We sat and had a great snack at Le St. André Café where I sketched the Place De La Liberté. Of course we found the Post Office for our stamp and time for more lavender on the page.
Another collage done with Jackie Long. I started this one and got a little stuck after the black and color were glued down. Laura and I had gone to the bakery in Apt for our snack and we each got a bread bag and it was the perfect addition to finish the collage.
Robert Bateman 6" x 9" Sketchbook
Pen and Watercolor