Watercolors by Christine Laverne

The thin rock sections presented in this gallery, 25 to 30 micrometers thick, are observed under a polarizing microscope, either in polarized light (PL) or in analyzed light (AL). I particularly like these geological objects. It is my job as a petrographer (from the Greek “petros”, stone) to observe them and make them tell their story. … Read more…

Normandy… The cradle of Impressionism… A whole world… Houlgate… The spectacle is always different thanks to an equation with many parameters: the season, the time, the tide, the strength and direction of the wind, the state of the sky. Ultimately, it's just a story of water, air, and light, but in a constantly renewed combination. … Read more…

Witnesses of past life, fossils are moving by their great age and the precision of their details. These watercolors can be found in the works of Georges Bronner From the Rhône Delta to the harbor of Toulon and From the Durance to the mountains of Vaucluse.

This gallery features various animals and plants. The turtle watercolors are published in the book "Caribbean Sea Turtles."

For friends or family, greeting cards and business cards.

This gallery offers, just for the atmosphere, some watercolors taken from the book Venise & Proust, published by Cahiers du Temps.

Some watercolors of the Estaque district, dear to Robert Guédiguian, and the Panier district.

This gallery primarily features oceanographic vessels illustrating the works Drilling Under the Pacific and Conquering the Deep Sea. Whether French, American, or even Japanese, recent or old, on site or in transit, they invite us on a journey. I've had the chance to participate in missions on some of these vessels.