Christine Laverne - Georges Bronner
The passion of watercolor at the service of geology
Summers, like winters, provide multitudes of paintings with forms and colors of infinite variety. To set their fleeting existence in watercolor is to risk seeing the paper dry too quickly, too slowly, frost over or catch dust and even fly away... But what joys to paint this subject whatever the season and weather.
Summer and winter alike, the mountains offer a multitude of paintings with infinitely varying shapes and colors. Capturing their fleeting existence in watercolor runs the risk of the paper drying too quickly, too slowly, frosting over, becoming dusty, or sometimes flying away... But what a pleasure to paint on the spot whatever the season and... Read more...
In all, four mountain galleries: (1) Mont-Blanc massif, (2) Trient, Tour, Chardonnet, (3) Vallorcine, Aiguilles Rouges and (4) other mountains.
Four galleries of mountains : (1) massif of Mont-Blanc, (2) Trient, Tour, Chardonnet, (3) Vallorcine, aiguilles Rouges and (4) other mountains.
Through the elegant curve of the Col des Montets, Vallorcine faces the impressive summits of the distant Mont Blanc range. This small village backs onto the colorful summits of the Aiguilles Rouges, on which remain sediments, showing traces of dinosaurs' footprints.
Across the elegant curve of the Col des Montets, Vallorcine (Valley of the Bears) looks out from afar to the imposing peaks of the Mont Blanc massif. This small village is nestled against the colorful peaks of the Aiguilles Rouges, on which lie the sediments where dinosaurs left their footprints.
The Chardonnet peak looks nothing like a small thistle but rather seems to be a gothic tower in the flamboyant style. It dominates the part of the range shared by Switzerland, Italy and France. It opens the spread of the three glaciers surrounding the Aiguille du Tour. A range open on all sides offering greatly ... Read more...
The Aiguille du Chardonnet is not a small thistle, but rather a flamboyant Gothic tower. It stands out in the part of the massif shared by Switzerland, Italy, and France. It opens the view of the three glaciers surrounding the Aiguille du Tour. The massif is open on all sides, offering a wide variety of lighting.
… the book Le Chalet Chabert. Due to Covid, the party gathering the whole family at Wellingtonia to celebrate the 150th birthday of the house has been postponed. Instead, visits spaced in time, but oh how warm! The book is available at La Maison de la Presse in Houlgate, on the publisher's web site, and ... Read more...
These 21 watercolors were painted on the spot. In winter, it happened that the brush has frozen. To start, here is the massif of Mont-Blanc.