Quick Sketch of the Lagrasse Abbey

Published on January 23, 2019December 23, 2024 by joannaalmasude

Today I did a quick sketch of the Lagrasse Abbey. It’s wintertime and very cold. The colors are very muted – but I thought the dried tall grass (a nice yellow ocher) was the most interesting part of the image. I do have a hard time staying interested in images that lack people or animals, […]

Lagrasse, France

Published on January 21, 2019December 23, 2024 by joannaalmasude

The above watercolor painting is available in print from the following URL: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/lagrasse-village-2019-joanna-pettit-almasude.html A hidden treasure; a remote village in the south of France. We found this beautiful ancient village of Lagrasse through our friend Poppie! We are visiting here in January of 2019. It is difficult to capture this amazing stone village in photography. […]

Notre Dame du Haut

Published on April 18, 2018May 7, 2024 by joannaalmasude

I came across a sign to Notre Dame du Haut while driving from Zurich Switzerland to Troyes, France today. So, you can be assured this was an unplanned visit, but when I saw the sign for it along the interstate, I had to see it in real life! It cost 8 Euros to visit, and […]

Paris is Covered in Graffiti

Published on January 12, 2018May 7, 2024 by joannaalmasude

Ok I’m in Paris… the first time for me. This is my first complete day and it is not as I would expect. It is covered in Graffiti and there is trash everywhere! I did see some street cleaners attempting to clean up the mess but it appears to be in vein. From what I […]