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| Sault and the Lavender Fields16 ½” x 12”, 29cm x 42cm, pen and sepia ink and coloured pencils in Moleskine A3 size Folio Sketchbook |
One very hot day, Sarah and I decided we would go out later afternoon and scout out the Lavender Fields over near Sault.
To get there we took the D1 which skirts around the edge of Mont Ventoux from its western edge to its eastern slopes above Sault.
On the way we came across the Belvedere de la Nesque (on the D1) and found a map of the Lavender Fields in the Nesque Valley.
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| A map of the Lavender Fields in the valley of the River Nesque - as seen from the Belvedere de laNesque |
The Lavender was getting there but would be better for a few extra days and so we decided to find the best places to paint and then take a trip up over Mont Ventoux via the Route du Ventoux on the way home (of which more in another post) and then come back in a few days time.
The way lavender looks depends on which way round you paint it - so you can EITHER see the rows in which it is planted
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| Rows of Lavender at Senanque Abbey on 27 June 2012 |
OR alternatively you are just looking at a sea of lavender. I preferred the latter since it focus more on the colour and less on the shape.
We found a field some way from Sault which had a good view of the town - and all the other fields of lavender. D164 - Route du Ventoux - View of Sault & Lavender Fields is the Google Maps location on the Route du Ventoux from which I sketched Sault and the Lavender Fields. [I've started a Painting Places in Provence map so I don't forget where I went to sketch something!]
We returned to this spot on June 25th and sketched and painted in the late afternoon. I think Sarah produced two paintings in the time it took me to do this sketch! :) I was very struck by the pinky shades which kept coming through - although I guess that might have been the late afternoon / early evening light.
The Pays de Sault website has some other suggestions about Suggested Circuits to View the Lavender
To see a review of the Sketchbook I used for this very large sketch see Making a Mark Reviews: Moleskine Folio Sketchbook - A3 size
Lovely colour on this drawing!
ReplyDeleteThis must have been a wonderful place to paint..not only a splendid view but also a great smell too no doubt.
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