Bonjour!
I have long loved this country, having studied its language and culture since I was 13 and even living there for 6 months during university. From the cobblestone streets of historic Paris, to the gastronomic capital (aka Lyon) and all the wondrous gems in between, on y va mon ami! Let's explore France together through paintings.
Crisp air, leaves crunching underfoot, others swirling through the air on the cool wind.
Ancient vases overflowing with autumnal colour and pops of white statues sitting amongst soft green foliage.
Choose your sage green metal seat, upright or reclining, and enjoy the serenity around you from the heart of a city full of history and life.
Inspired by one of the last photos I took on my trip to Europe in 2025, I knew instantly this was a photo I'd paint. It's so quintessentially Parisian! Full of vibrancy and history, and those green planter boxes and chairs immediately make me think of the Tuileries Gardens.
I used this painting as a way of experimenting too and really leaning into my impressionist instincts rather than trying to capture exactly what was in my reference photo.
What matters in this painting is that you feel that crisp air, hear the piles of fallen leaves crunching under your feet, notice the history and details that transport you right to the heart of Paris.
Acrylic on Canvas
91.5cm x 61cm
$1,680
Watercolour on handmade paper
35cm x 20cm
$165
Surrounded by decades, even centuries old buildings and history, high up where not many would notice there stands a lamp.
One day long ago it would've gleamed in it's newly completed form and the soft glow of it's light would have guided people home in the cold winter nights.
Meandering down curving cobblestone pathways between historic buildings, there's so much for your eyes to take in, so much to absorb in Strasbourg.
That's where I found this lamp.
Unassuming, by the side of a canal, with nature slowly taking it over to the point you couldn't really read the sign hanging beneath it. Perhaps a reminder that even our history as humans is short compared to Mother Earth. Or maybe I'm getting too philosophical about a lamp.
The streets of Provence are filled with warm colours, details and character by the bucket-load! Everywhere you turn there's a story, a new alleyway that holds a new adventure, leading you to a new destination that is full of history.
I wanted to capture one of those moments, quiet charm in the everyday with that classic yellowed building façade and an iconic French blue moped to boot!
It makes me dream of taking off and exploring the French countryside, what about you?
Watercolour on paper
15cm x 10cm
$85
Hop on the train with me at Lyon, less than an hour down the line we'll get off at Pérouges. You'll walk up the curving hill away from the station and into the medieval walled in town, it's like stepping back in time.
Stone buildings surround you, wood that has been gently cared for ages around door frames and shuttering old windows. Maybe you'll stop at the restaurant for some French onion soup like I did.
This town isn't known as one of the most beautiful villages in France for nothing and it's that historic charm and the stories it holds that I've worked to capture in this little postcard artwork.
Watercolour on paper
15cm x 10cm
$85
Watercolour on paper
15cm x 10cm
$85
In Lyon you will find both the River Saône and Rhône flowing through the heart of the city and together they join at Confluence.
This spot was special to me as I passed it nearly every day, whether I was off to explore a new market of taking the very long tram ride to my university classes, living a heartbeat away to these two renowned rivers joining was something that never got boring.
Imagine my delight when I was taking photos with friends and we came across these two swans, one black, one white, standing on opposite river waters. Seeing the waters mixing in such beautiful artistry is a symbol in its own way too.
I could easily spend weeks if not months of my life wandering the smaller streets of Paris. There are simply so many moments to admire, fine details of craftsmanship that have been cherished over the decades, saved and restored.
And there's something about the colour palette, it's soft and unassuming, simply existing in its beauty.
The doorways for me are something else entirely and although the one captured here may be a simpler doorway, it has a story nonetheless. I don't know what's beyond it but I can imagine. What story can you see?
Watercolour on paper
15cm x 10cm
$85