Morning Light in Provence

20 x 24 oil on canvas

Typically before I set up to paint in a new place, I wander around just to get a 'feel" for the place and watch how the light describes the surroundings.

I didn't wander far in this village before I had my subject for the morning. The early light brought out the myriad textures and the carefully placed pots of flowers provided the perfect amount of contrast to the earthy colors of the stone, brick and stucco.