"Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that last as long as life endures." Rachel Carson

Margaret painted these landscapes while on three trips to France. The newest ones at the top of the page were done in the Pyrenees region in May and June, 2009. The Breton paintings were done in August, 2006 while on a residency in the city of Dinan, Brittany. The rest were done in July, 2005 while she was teaching in the Perigord. Her landscapes are all painted en plein air. Working on site forces one to react quickly to the subject. She lets the landscape speak to her and dictate the style in which she will work. It is impossible to paint wet into wet in the desert or on dry paper in northern Maine. The large paintings were done while working on location for about four hours.Then Margaret returns to the studio where she studies the painting and reinforces the values and colors in order to create a painting and not be just a slave to the view in front of her. In the studio is where the brain takes over from the heart. The small paintings are painted in a 9" x 12" watercolor sketchbook with a small watercolor travel kit which she carries with her wherever she goes so she can take advantage of short breaks during lunch or a coffee stop and quickly capture her surroundings.

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Sizes are the image size, not including the mat. Mats add an additional 3-5 inches on each side

Pont d' Espagne
8.5" x 10.5"
$295

Carcassone
6.5" x 10.5"
$295

Argeles Gazost View
6" x 8"
$125

Chateau de Foix
8" x 8"
$195

Within Carcassone
6" x 5.5"
$95

Portal Carcassone
6" X 4.75"
$95

Along the Aude River
7.5" x 8"
$195

Neptune Fountain, Carcassone
9" x 7.5"
$195

Pic du Midi d'Ossau
10.5" x 4"
$195

View from Pau
10" x 3"
$125

Pont Neuf, Toulouse
8" x 4.5"
$95

Donjon, Carcassone
6" x 4.75"
$95

Snow Capped Mountain
4.5" x 6"
$95.

Grotte de Niaux
4.5" x 6"
$95.

Cirque de Gavarnie
4.5" x 6"
$95.

On the trail to Gavarnie
4.5" x 6"
$95.

Col de Soulor
3.5" x 10.5"
$95

Small Sketches
Not for Sale

Mont St. Michel
15" x 22"
SOLD

Breton Village
8" x 10"
$295

Cap de Frehel
15" x 22"
$695

Pointe du Grouin
15" x 22"
SOLD

View of Dinan
15" x 22"
$695

 

Jardin Anglais
15" x 22"
SOLD

Brittany Blue
8.5" x 8.5"
SOLD

Blue and Yellow
5.5 x 8.5
$125

Pointe de la Garde
15" x 22"
$695

Port de Dinan
15" x 22"
SOLD

Dinan Chateau
15" x 22"
$695

High Tide, St. Jacut de la Mer
15" x 22"
SOLD

 

Half Timbered Window
5.5 x 7.5"
Sold

 

Chateau de Dinan
8" x 10"
$295

Hotel de Ville, Dinan
22" x 15"
SOLD

Lehon Garden
22" x 15"
SOLD

Moulin de Buglais
22" x 15"
$695

Pub-Hotel, St. Sauveur Square
10" x 8"
$295

Pointe du Chevet
3.5" x 9.5"
$95

St. Jacut de la Mer
6" x 11"
Sold

Seascape, English Channel
4.5" x 8"
$125

Fort, St. Malo
4' x 8"
$95

Cloister, Abbaye de Lehon
15" x 11"
$395

Hotel Saint Sauveur
6" x 5"
SOLD

Flowers and Lace
7" x 6"
$195

Fleurs
6" x 8"
$195

Along the Seine, Croissey
4" x 8"
SOLD

Bergerac
15" x 22"
SOLD

French Haystacks
15" x 22"
$695

Molieres
15" x 22"
$695



Monpazier
15" x 22"
$695



Perigord Landscape
15" x 22"
$695

Wisteria and Geraniums
15" x 22"
$695

French Farmhouse
15" x 22"
SOLD

Luxembourg Garden
7" x 8"
$195

Garden on the Champs Elysees
7" x 8"
$295

Les Invalides from the Rodin Museum
6" x 8"
$195

French Village
7" x 5"
SOLD

Window on Paris
8" X 10"
SOLD

Notre Dame de Paris
4.5" x 4.5"
$95

Sarlat
22" x 15"
$695

Beynac
8" x 8"
$125

Eymet
7" x 4"
$95

Bordeaux Public Garden
8.5" x 8"
$125

Flowers on the Porch
5" x 8"
$195

Beynac Chateau
30" x 22"
$1195

© 2005 Margaret Huddy AWS, NWS
Studio 203; Torpedo Factory Art Center; 105 N. Union Street; Alexandria, VA 22314