Margaret Huddy French Landscapes

"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 two trips to France. The newest ones at the top of the page 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. After working on location for about four hours 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.

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

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 $295
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" $195	St. Jacut de la Mer 6" x 11" Sold
Seascape, English Channel 4.5" x 8" $125	Fort, St. Malo 4' x 8" $125
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" $295	Garden on the Champs Elysees 7" x 8" $295
Les Invalides from the Rodin Museum 6" x 8" $295	French Village 7" x 5" SOLD
Window on Paris 8" X 10" SOLD	Notre Dame de Paris 4.5" x 4.5" $125
Sarlat 22" x 15" $695	Beynac 8" x 8" $295
Eymet 7" x 4" $195	Bordeaux Public Garden 8.5" x 8" $295
Flowers on the Porch 5" x 8" $195	Beynac Chateau 30" x 22" $1195