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Pérouges, watercolor painting

23/04/2024 by Gary Kirkpatrick

Plaza in Perouges, France, watercolor — Perouges, watercolor, 21 x 29 cm/8.3 x 11.7″ Canson 300 gram paper

Not far from Lyon is the medieval, walled village of Pérouges. It’s name is derived from Perugia, Italy, a mountain town dating back to the Etruscans. Legend has it that French visitors to Perugia returned to France and then founded the town at least 1000 years ago. It is recognized as one of the most beautiful French villages, see Les Plus Beaux Villages de France. Human presence dates at least to 1500. For more see my entry at One of the most picturesque villages.

Tkalciceva-Street, Zagreb at Night, watercolor

11/12/2022 by Gary Kirkpatrick

zagreb final sm — Tkalciceva-Street, Zagreb at Night, watercolor 24 32 cm/ 9.5 x 12.5″ 300 gram paper

Zagreb is a lively city at night. The crowd is generally younger, in the 20’s and 30’s or thereabouts. They populate the bars especially, and the eateries do not seem to be suffering. There’s a lot of interesting architecture.