End of Summer, Provence Vineyard by Marion Hedger
18x24cm (approx 7"x10")
Oil on canvas panel
Palette Knife painting
Day 19, 30 days hath September
85€ International shipping included
Today's painting is of one of the vineyards we visited on our drive around the Var the other day, the same drive that produced
Sweet Chestnut Walk and
Cork Sentinels.
You can see the Maures in the background. The vines were full of nice
juicy grapes. Some of the leaves were turning, so maybe it is close to
harvest time. These vineyards produce the delicious Provence Rosé the
area is famous for. I painted these vineyards in the autumn last year
after the harvest
Autumn Vineyard Provence Montage
by Marion Hedger
See the individual paintings
HERE
I learned the art of acrylic and pastel painting through private instruction, after having spent my career as a designer of printed fabrics in the New York market place. I am a graduate of the College of Design, Art and Architecture at the University of Cincinnati, with a major in the History of Art, 1977. Later, I studied printed textile design at Parsons School of Design, in New York. Immediately afterward, I began free lance work for several design studios in the garment district of NYC, where I did re-coloration work for printed apparel fabrics, and sold my own designs through Bread and Butter Designs,also located in New York. In addition, during the 1980's and 1990's, I designed a number of needlecraft and stencil books for Dover Publications. Currently, I am working on a series of exotic birds and other animals done in acrylic paint, with a palette knife, for texture and brilliant color. I consider my paintings to be representational or impressionistic in nature, and I use fantasy colors because what I see often makes me feel these colors,and what would make an interesting composition, rather than using realistic colors.
I paint. Using oils and recently rediscovering pastels I paint primarily landscapes in plein air and the studio. I'm known for my sunsets and skies. I'm passionate about passing on what I have learned from nationally known artists in workshops that I teach.
