Archway, Viens

Viens is a hilltop village, a medieval maze of winding, narrow lanes where I could spend months painting the shape of shadows.

Memory: Chair in Sun, Provence

The light in southern France is famous for its strength and clarity. Shadows there have the palpability of solid forms, except of course they are transparent and allow warmth and color through their cool, definite shapes. A painter could spend a lifetime in Provence (as Cezanne did) trying to figure that out.