The Dronne, Classic View

The Dronne, Classic View

12" x 16"

$120 including shipping

available at www.tomviethsketches.com

Fog

How thick is the fog in France?
---This was Pierre's first attempt at going outside this morning.

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"Jean-Pierre's tractor is stuck, Marie-France has the flu, the dog ate all their fois gras, and, big surprise, it's supposed to be foggy tomorrow."

Fog World

Fog World

One is transported back in time, a time of the colors of rock, earth and sky.

One sees that the ocean has come to us, roosters marking space instead of the mournful sound of foghorns.

One feels wrapped in, like a cashmere shawl on a summer evening.

One wonders if Heathcliff might appear at any moment, wet and bedraggled, coming across the field.

One experiences the damp fog brushing ones cheeks like the felt fur of a cat’s ears.

One hears the silence of the air and the murmur of the river.

One wonders where the clop of horses’ hooves are when walking the streets after dark.

One scampers in the gate just in case there is a werewolf lurking under the hoot of the owl.

One lingers in the toasty bed watching through big windows as the day slowly brightens with pearly brightness.

One loses all sense of time, suspended in a constant grey light, in the already short days.

One misses crisp blue sunny days.

One thanks Persephone and Hades for bringing us this season of repose.

Friday's Petite Aquarelle

Golden Clouds and Trees
12" x 16"
$120 including shipping
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What Has He Done?!

"Our well-meaning friend could never have foreseen the ramifications of the Christmas package that included the 'Downton Abbey' DVDs."

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Given that it is the first major wooden house-like structure built in the village, Tom's studio project is attracting a lot of attention from his bewildered, skeptical, and well-meaning French neighbors.

Here is a guide to the body language seen on the worksite: 

This posture means: "Mon Dieu, this will never work."

It doesn't matter that they don't agree. The thickness of my whatever is nowhere near either of theirs.

This is obvious.

This posture means: "Oh, good, here comes Jean-Pierre."

It never hurts to know which way is up.