Notre Dame des Neiges

This tiny chapel of Our Lady of the Snows at Novaz sits dwarfed by the enormous mountains behind it. In the depths of winter it gets no more than a few minutes of sunshine each day, but as winter melds into spring the sun gets to rest on the roof, the skeletal trees stand out against the darkness of the mountain pines and light illuminates the snowy plain.

Notre Dame des Neiges at Novaz
Acrylics on canvas covered board. 26 x 20 cms

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Winter works

It has been a while since I have posted; time has been taken up by other (glassy) creative adventures and the irresistible charms of snow sports. However the lure of the scenery called and I have mangaged another couple of paintings, this time in acrylics. I love the vibrancy of the colours and the texture of the canvas.
Both are subjects I found in the summer, and look totally different cloaked in snow.
It has been too cold to work outdoors, so in both cases I took my sketchbook and tiny tin of watercolours together with my camera. When the sun shines there is enough warm time to do small watercolour sketches (croquis in French I think) take lots of photos and then work the sketches up into finished works in the warmth of the chalet.

Hameau de Cholliere.
Acrylic on canvas 30 x 30 cms

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