France art by Andrew G Forrest

Gallery - Elsewhere in France

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The medium, dimensions and price of the original artwork and new commissions is shown below the enlarged images which can be seen by clicking the image on this page. The price of Giclée (archive) prints and cards is as follows:

GICLEE (ARCHIVE) PRINTS, Printed on Hahnemuhle ‘A3+’ paper.

Large image size (nearer to A3) - £45 (please add £10 if mount required); Small image size (nearer to A4) - £25 (please add £5 if mount required) ; Please note: giclées of drawings are £30 large, £15 small.

CARDS

0 – 5, £ 2.50 each; 5 – 10, £ 2.00 each; Over 10, £1.50 each

Le Pollet, Dieppe, by Andrew G Forrest, Eastbourne Artist Le Pollet, Dieppe

This derives from two photos I took while strolling in Le Pollet in 2004. It was drawn with a 5B pencil. Le Pollet is the fisherman’s quarter of Dieppe. Artists such as Eugène Delacroix and Walter Richard Sickert drew and painted here.

Monet's garden, Giverny, by Andrew G Forrest, Sussex Artist Monet’s garden, Giverny

This shows the Grande Allée leading away from Monet’s house and towards the Japanese Garden. I sought to create an intense luminosity by mixing white with yellows, greens, blues and reds. The dark greens of the overhangs and foreground shrubbery are designed to enhance the sense of entering a corridor of light.

The Cat, by Andrew G Forrest, Sussex Artist The Cat

I noticed this cat as it kept watch over an old shed in the hamlet of L’Hermet (see below). I like to think that the painting symbolises order (cat) over chaos (shed).

Hoarfrost near Montélimar, by Andrew G Forrest, Eastbourne Artist Hoarfrost near Montélimar

The village on the hill is Le Poet-Laval (meaning ‘Hill in the Valley’), founded by the Knights Hospitallers in the 13th century. While walking one chill October morning, I was amazed by the crimson leaves, edged with hoarfrost, decorating the right-hand bush.

Avignon: from the Palais des Papes

I painted this using a combination of pen and watercolour to spell out more clearly the structure and tones of the town’s architecture, and the sight-lines leading back to the church. This is the view from the Papal Palace looking away from the River Rhône and its famous ‘Pont d’Avignon’.

Aloxe - Corton, Burgundy, by Andrew G Forrest, Eastbourne Artist Aloxe-Corton, Burgundy

This is based on a photo I took in 1981. Here, the bluer tones in the background help convey the depth of the perspective. I revisited this celebrated wine-growing village in July 2008: the pollarded trees have grown out more and consequently there is not such a clear, and dramatic, view back to the church. (Aloxe is just north of Beaune, on the Dijon road.)

L’Hermet, Ardèche, by Andrew G Forrest, Eastbourne Artist

L’Hermet, Ardèche

This is a peaceful hamlet off the D533 west of Desaignes. I was privileged to stay there in October 2006. The emerging autumnal colours - and powerful liqueur Châtaigne - were striking!

Le Lac de Devesset, by Andrew G Forrest, Sussex Artist Le Lac de Devesset

This is a popular northern Ardèche location for watersports, north of St.-Agrève on the D9. But when I was there in October 2006 there was hardly anyone about - hence I imported the windsurfer, yachts and couple walking their dog from other photos (the couple were originally strolling in Dieppe!).

Giverny: The Grande Allée

This and the following four paintings are based on photos I took in 1994 when on a day trip from Pont Audemer in Normandy to Giverny and Versailles. Except for the ‘Grande Allée’, which was largely completed in France, they were painted for the Eastbourne Festival, April 2009.

Giverny: from Monet’s House

Giverny: The Water Garden and Weeping Willow

Giverny: the Japanese Bridge

Giverny: Towards Monet’s Second Studio