Sold for the Holidays

Always love it when a painting sells - this one however, was a real favourite of mine and will be missed:

French Hill Town (Rocamadour 2)

© 2010 Kathryn Gordon

6"x6" encaustic on claybord panel $175

Can we say Joyeux Noel?

The Next French Mystery....

Many thanks to TheCaptain at The Megalithic Portal and to the Megalithes du Monde for assisting me in finding the last great french mystery dolmen - now properly identified as Dolmen de la Pierre-Folle:

As I continue to sort through my snaps of France I came across this one:

Lovely little thing which I named "bois de st laurent dolmen - perche".  This of course is locational information as there were no signs..

We were staying at a lovely gite in Haute-Normandie - Eure.  The owners were most eager to help us in our search for 'stones' and came up with a map and marked where at the bend in the road we would find this treasure.  Truly over the hills and through the woods....

My searching has lead me to a near match by the name of Pierre Courcoulée (posted by TheCaptain, again) but I am not so sure it is the same site....

Confirmation anyone?

Mystery Dolmen in France

Going through the many stones pics of the last trip to France, I came across this one - While I noted in my diary 'dolmen les creuse les cotets', I can find no such site through a Google search, map searches (both old fashioned paper and online), or any other rummaging through my notes.  Oh, how frustrating!

 

I was travelling non-stop from Vitrac through Limoges northeast towards Senlis (no small distance).  The force behind the forced marched was that pesky Air-France flight home that just would not wait...

Anyway, through the morning we stopped at several roadside megalithic notations on the map.  Started off with Menhir St Paul du Metayer.  The morning mist was fabulous....

The sheep thought so as well.. They also thought I was crazy taking pics of a stone - which was not even EDIBLE!!

The horses at Dolmen du Pouyol absolutely refused to stay out of any shots - and would let us get no closer.  I thought they were a perfect other-worldly pair so I heeded their message and we moved on...

to Dolmen du Bagnol...THIS I could find on a map once we returned! 

Oh, and this little treasure in someone's back garden...practically across the road from the 'real' thing.  Actually, I don't know if this is a folly or another 'real' thing....

And so back to my mystery dolmen. 

Any hints? ...Anyone?

Revive+

In this instance the" +" is followed by 11 piece solo exhibit and new gallery.  Wanna guess whose?  Well, the gallery isn't mine, but it feels like it this month - eleven pieces!  Intersections - and runs until April 31st. 

Where you ask? Urban Cottage and Revive+Eco-Institute a socially responsible group embracing diversity as an essential component in the way they do business. Janett and Criss offer a creative and environmentally friendly selection of furniture and socially conscious gifts.  Oh, and a space for creating your own recycled art....all over a splendid cup of eco-joe coffee.

See some what's hanging out:

Callanish, encaustic on panel, 20"x18"

Rocamadour 2, encaustic mixed media on panel, 6"x6"

Rocamadour Close, encaustic mixed media, 6"x6"

I'll be setting up a special Revive+ Gallery on my website for those who cannot make it over - that way you can see them all.

Come over to the island and stop in at 17123 Vashon Hwy, Vashon, WA.