sketches from a month's holiday in france
L'eglise Sant-Anton, Vallon du Laverq We spent our summer holidays in the French Alps this year. A whole month of catching up with friends, hiking, exploring pretty towns, flying for David and sketching outdoors for me. You probably know by now I’m a little obsessed with sketching on location — it’s the best way to make travel memories stick. And you get to have random chats with locals (human and animal), where you learn things about a place you'd never find out otherwise. Below are some of my sketches from our month away. I’m not trying to give you FOMO or anything, but guess what?? My painting holidays are all about doing exactly this. Join me in 2026!! Spring in France @perigordretreats – 27 May to 5 June Autumn in Italy @hotelleone – 18 to 25 September By the end of August the lavender blooms were mostly over, but I couldn't resist sketching in the largest lavender field I had ever seen. Still smelt amazing! Lavender field, Provence Plenty of sunshine, which meant ...
