Red vines (or les Vinagrelles)

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I agree, its just lovely.

Posted by valerie harper on Fri 14 Apr 07:23:22

Lovely scene well painted Eric, I wonder what plant the weed was?

Posted by Frank Bingley on Mon 17 Apr 07:50:30

To answer your question Frank l don't know precisely. The local farmer told me it's called 'vinagrelles' in Catalan, the local language. It's quite common in the vineyards there and it is its red colour which inspired me.

Posted by Eric Delaval on Mon 17 Apr 12:23:23

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13/04/2023

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I was attracted to the wine red colour of the earth of this vineyard in the Baix Emporda in Catalonia. In fact it is a weed the farmers don't like. While I was painting he started cutting it, but he kindly postponed the operation when l asked him to leave it a bit longer for me to finish the painting !

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Eric Delaval

As a landscape painter I mostly work en plein air in oils. I like being in contact with nature and painting outdoors is the best way to connect with it. It is not so much about creating an exact picture of my surroundings but intending to encapsulate its essence and atmosphere. A bit like Cezanne,…

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