Sea Breeze

One of the attractive features of the île d’Oleron are the painted wooden cabins dotted about the inland channels not far from the shores of the eastern coast. They are a common feature in my Oléron paintings. There are many that could do with a little tender loving care, but their abandoned appearance makes us love them all the more.

This little loner sits on a muddy creek in a wilderness of coastal vegetation, where overgrown paths of oyster shells wind between the tufts of spiky grasses, and the sparse landscape is gently caressed by a sea breeze.