Roussillon ochre mine entrance

roussillon ochre mine entrance (watercolour and pencil 18cmx12cm)

Another fast little response to something that interested me.  It's a rickety old gate at the entrance to an abandoned ochre mine.  I am always attracted to improvised structures that feel like sculptures - deliberately made, but the function lost long ago.  And, of course, such a subject is full of potential for interpretation as metaphor.

Villars sketch

Villars (watercolour on paper 18cm x 12cm)

Summer is here, so back painting outside. I have been making lots of very sketches, just 15 minutes or so, not thinking too much, and seeing if anything emerges that might be worth pursuing.  As a bonus, it's fun making a very small investment of time and energy.