Across from Avignon along the Rhone River, France

Across from Avignon along the Rhone River, France

Painting atop the Viking Burgundy was a reversal of roles.  When I paint dancers in motion, I am stationary while my subject, the dancer, is moving.  In the case of painting the landscape of Provence while sailing north on the Rhone, the landscape was stationary and I was in motion.  This reversal of roles fascinated me and forced me to be as suggestive with simple strokes as I am when painting dancers in motion.  I loved it.  No time to get fussy over the buildings or the lay of the land.  No time to get fussy over the fabulous clouds that moved across the cerulean sky.  No time to get fussy over the transition from land to water. The situation forced me to become more aware of the shapes that inspire me and the strength of watercolor as a medium for playful, spontaneous “snapshots” of life as it passes quickly from moment to moment.