Olive Trees and Mas by Jeannette Johnston

Oil on Gallery Wrapped Canvas

24" x 20" / 12F

€150

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This painting is of a scene in the Alpilles. In that area of Provence the farms and villages are a pale whitish stone bleached by the sun. The landscape is quite arid with scrubby bushes known as garrigue covering the lower slopes of the mountains and in the valleys fields of olive trees as far as the eye can see. Although there are generally fewer vineyards than in the neighbouring Luberon, there are some particularly around the pretty little village of Eygalières.

Vines by Jeannette Johnston

Oil on Gallery Wrapped Canvas

24" x 20" / 12F

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The vines in autumn in Provence set the countryside ablaze with their spectacular colours . The farm in this painting is in Les Alpilles, near St. Remy de Provence, an attractive small town where Vicent Van Gogh lived for a time and painted many of his best known works.

Lavender Farm by Jeannette Johnston

Oil on Gallery Wrapped Canvas

24" x 20" / 12F

€385

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Dotted all around Bonnieux in Provence are mas (farmhouses) of pale yellow stone surrounded by orchards or fields of lavender. In July the countryside is a haze of purple flowers humming with the sound of bees and crickets. The painting is of one such mas with lavender in the foreground and the chalky white summit of Mont Ventoux in the distance.