Wine, the Painting, Chic or What, Château de Mayragues wine making since at least 1609.



Here is a change from sea airs and my marine paintings. A little tease for you. This is a much enlarged detail of a landscape nearing completion, ‘Domaine Astrid Peyres Roses’. Peyres Roses domaine as in the painting here is a fine place to visit. The owners are young, very knowledgable and amicable too. Domaine … Read more
Vin du Coq; do you know, the symbol of #Gaillac #wine is a cockerel? Maybe you know I have numerous spectacular Gaillac paintings available? All created in and around Gaillac S W France on my website. Refresh yourself https://artfrickers.com/s-w-france/tarn-and-gaillac-paintings/ Vin du Coq Vin du coq, very good #wine though it is, this doesn’t translate quite as the Gaillacois intended … Read more
Mr. Charles-Octave Count DE NOBLET D’ANGLURE has finally lost the unequal struggle we all face. Mr. Charles-Octave Count DE NOBLET D’ANGLUREa finalement perdu la lutte inégale à laquelle nous sommes tous confrontés. My very sincere condolences go to the family and friends of Charles-Octave DE NOBLET in loving and grateful memory of a grand friend … Read more
Early stirrings of the birth of a new painting, shown here for those of you who like to follow the painting process and progress. Drawing? Good paintings start with an idea often best expressed and explored with concept sketches and drawing. A drawing design for a new painting, a commission to be approximately one meter … Read more
Autumn, paintings, golden and seen with winter they seem to be arm in arm here in the South of the Tarn this year. There are green leaves on some trees, all inviting subjects for paintings. Vines and others offer autumn golds while the nearby mountains adopt their snow caps.
Mayrages that is, and my friend, proprietor Alan Geddes.
Tarn, the colours of autumn. Autumn has arrived late this year in the Tarn so it will probably be bref and more spectacular than usual. Here I thought you might like me to share some overdue walkies. Exercise in the form off an afternoon walk near Gaillac and a few of the photographs I shot. … Read more
A photograph created this evening of a beautiful near full moon 🌝 here tonight near Gaillac in the Tarn department …🙂⚓
Sunset over the forest Grésigne, a special painting. I arrived safe n sound near Gaillac in the beautiful Tarn (81) department after a 7.5 hr drive. Here’s one (painting) I made earlier (in the Tarn), not on either of my 2 websites, so 35 x 25 cm (13¾” x 9¾”), oils, available £2000. Sunset over … Read more