ROPES

oil on canvas board 5x7in
I was attracted by thoses nautical ropes, or lines. Apparently, it's not the right knot for mouring to a lug, and it is a strand rope, instead of a breided one, but I am not an expert-not yet!
Before starting to paint,I did not think  to spend such a long time on it, but it was a hard work.

What about a fresh drink?

oil on canvas paper 7x10in

This was my last submission to ADNW, the blog of Lee Brown,a talented painter and photographer, living in Colorado.
The original picture was larger, I preferred to simplify the subject;  it showed a box of wine , it seemed to me it was from Médoc, which is just on the opposite side of the Gironde’s estuary, I nearly can see it from my garden;the “hic”, for me, was noticing the bottle just outside the box :it was a Chianti..
Anyway , of course,it was pleasant to paint this still life.

Pinky

oil on paper 5x7in
This was my last submission to Paint and draw Together.After the yellow tulips, a pink one.
While painting it, I thought this one looked like a rose.Lela proposed to invent a background, but the inspiration was missing,and the leaf is weird anyway; obviously I spent my time on the flower, so the rest remained neglected, I am afraid.But it was a good exercise.

from Porto to Zambujeira

This fisherman was fond of loneliness and calm, so I didn't disturb him.




 
 
 
  After taking a car rental for 15 days in Porto, we spent 2 days in a B&Breakfast;near Nazare, at 100km to the North of Lisboa, the capital, then drove to Zambujeira do Mar, on the West coast, in Alentejo, a tiny fishing village, with only 2 small hotels, at a very low rate.I suppose, in winter it would be without a cat!
It was very hot, - hot, for me, means 25°-but the water seemed to be cold, so I did not ventured even a toe...

YELLOW TULIPS

oil on canvas paper
It is my 1st painting from my return from Portugal;I am not used to painting flowers.It was pleasant, and I had to rush, the deadline is the 17th may.It is for ROOKIE PAINTER;
Until now, I did not sign very much my paintings, my name, Sylviane Le Cann, being so long. So, I thought about this abreviation, Sylca, what about it?

RENAULT 4CV

oil on board 4x6in
“The Renault 4CV is a small French car built between 1946 and 1961. Intended by its creators to be a “people’s car”, it was inspired by the original Volkswagen Beetle and was the first French car to sell over 1 million units. Conceived during German occupation, the design team envisioned something suitable for the economically difficult years expected to follow the war”.
I finished painting this car   just on time for offering it to my son, for his birthday.He  is fond of cars even if I am not sure of his taste for this one; I had to struggle with all the small mandatory details.Now it is done!

back from Portugal

 
Portugal is a small ,the  westernmost country of Europe,  bordered by the Atlantic Ocean  and by Spain .

We landed in Porto,  after a short flight from Bordeaux with Ryanair, a lowcost Irish airlines.Porto is in the north of the country, we spent 1 night before going down to the south.

On many walls there are the  azulejos, decorated tiles.

on the pavements, the empedrados (cobbled paving)

CITROEN TRACTION -in process, because it is needing ! -

oil on canvas board, 5x7in
we saw this car last month,in the neighbourhood, it was an opportunity to take a picture  for painting. I think it needs some improvements, but I am going to take a break, for the blog, leaving in 2 days to Portugal for a leisure  and lazy fortnight.bye, bye!

Nectarines and champagne

oil on canvas paper 5x10
It was painting for PAINT AND DRAW TOGHETHER, running by Lela Stankovic, who gives instructive critiques to our posts.

LA 4 CV

It is not a painting!
this is a test to check  the image,having problems with Blogger on old posts, where the images have disappeared.
It's not my car, I took this picture some days ago, in the neighbourhood, it's was on sale.You have to be small and thin to go in, but it's a nice car, it's a 4cv Renault, I suppose from the 1960.

the kettle

oil on Canson paper 8x10in
I painted this still life for Rookie Painter, I was pleased to paint especiallly the metal of the kettle.

chocolate bar

 
oil on board 5x6in
This is the kind of sweet I loved, for example before catching a train, buying one at the railway's station, gare de l'est or Montparnasse, in Paris, for years and years..Being guilty each time, after, promising to myself it was the last time..
Now, I don't have a glance on those perfid things.Anyway, I don't often take the train ...!
This painting was for Calypso Moon Artist Movement, running by Alice Thompson.

2 pears

 

oil on Canson paper 8x10in
Those 2 pears were painted for the new and interesting blog pintanddrawtogether running by Lela Stankovic, as April's challenge.I like painting ( and eating)pears, so I was glad for her choice, and the high quality of her picture.

Piglet & Bunny

oil on canvas board 6x6 inches
Happy Easter with those 2 little creatures!

in Gironde

oil on board  10x12in T
his  landscape was painted during our total lack of internet - a whole week-(we have had storms here which  were supposed having cut the link).
It's a few miles from our house, I took several  pictures last October, just after the grapes harvest.
Its is so pleasant  to drive or walk  here, without getting bored,  there are so many little picturesque roads  between the vineyards , with lovely points of view !