Lacoste, evening III (oil on wood 25x32)
I made these three paintings over the course of an evening in Lacoste, just behind the Marquis de Sade's chateau. On the first one I was able to work quite slowly because the light didn't seem to be changing very much. As the sun goes down the light moves very quickly, and I could see the shadows travelling across the ground as I worked. The warm light on the greens makes them start to glow, and things become defined that were invisible a few minutes earlier. It's difficult to get anything down quick enough in a convincing way. The third one took about 20 minutes, but sometimes it's good to paint faster than you can think.
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