As the sun set behind me, the rock that makes up Cap Canaille (“Rascal Cape”), so purple earlier in the day, became the most vibrant orange, and so did the reflections made on the water. These complementary colors of orange and blue worked together in a gorgeous harmony that was so very fun to paint, working against the clock to capture the colors before the sun went behind the tree and the rock’s vibrancy was gone.

This painting is part of Summer in le Sud (“luh sood”, a French word meaning “the south of France”), a series of paintings and watercolors made en plein air (outside, from life) as an artist-in-residence with the Leo Marchutz School.

Original oil painting on canvas. Painting size 16”x24”; overall size framed is approx 17”x25”. This is a diptych of two 12”x16” canvases framed together as one; they were painted together as if one canvas and are meant to stay together, not separated. This painting comes framed in a natural oak floating frame and is ready to hang.

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xo Clare