Author: Frances

This Provencal courtyard would make a pretty painting. #lemadelene #malaucene #provence #courtyard #geranium #iwanttopaintit

Time for lunch. #alfresco #provence #lamadelene #lunchtime

Painting in Provence, day 3. #julianmerrowsmith #postcardsfromprovence #peinairpaintung #landscape

Beautiful garlic. Market day in Malaucene, Provence. #garlic #provence #nowerewolveshere

Painting in Provence, day 2 morning. Oil on canvas by moi. #paintinginprovence #pleinairpainting #julianmerrowsmith #france #landscape #vineyardpainting

Painting in Provence, day 2. Oil on canvas panel, by moi. Enh. Needs work but the point of workshops is to keep going. Paint, learn from the mistakes, move on. Good advice all around. 😉 #paintinginprovence #pleinairpainting #julianmerrowsmith

Suppertime! The main salon of La Madelene, our home for a week of painting in Provence. #lemadelene #provence #diningroom #dinnerparty #frenchstyle #provencalstyle

Beautiful light and irises in full bloom at La Madelene, where we are staying for our week of painting in Provence. #lamadelene #provence #irises

From the Kips Bay Showhouse, PhillipThomas’s delightful and multifunctional “lady lair” is the most Instagramed room of the house. #Phillipthomas #ladylair #kipsbayshowhouse #kipsbayshowhouse2016

Painting in Provence, Day 1, with Julian Merrow-Smith #postcardsfromprovence #julianmerrowsmith #pleinairpainting #pleinairpaintingisnotforsissies @camillefineart @rkart1 @mollyballantine @joanspeirs

Bonjour from Provence!

Ith superstar @alexsviewpoint in his stunning #diningroom at #kipsbayshowhouse. Just brilliant – and go to his Insta for story of roomwhich is #fab. And PS do not be like me thinking you will sneak in in exercise clothes with no makeup andthen see everybody you know…