Lake Salagou in Southern France Painting

This oil painting was made for an exhibition commemorating the 60th anniversary of lake Salagou, an artificial lake created in the sixties for irrigation purposes. The area around this lake is famous for its red rocks and earth called 'ruffes' and is often used for film making. (On that occasion a book was published in which several of my paintings are featured - on the cover as well as in the inside pages. It is called 'Peintres et couleurs du Salagou') Overlooking the lake is the hamlet called 'les Vailhés'. To realise this painting I first made two watercolor studies and sketches in-situ. I then painted this oil using the glazing technique (adding successive transparent layers of paint) over a period of several months, a technique which gives depth and luminosity. This work is ready to hang. It can also be sold witha frame on request.