After the artists' breakfast, we headed for the town of Trebes, just north of Carcassonne, and a great place to see and paint the canal. Here, Kaye walks along the canal looking for a good spot to set up and get to work painting.
Pat and Ellie looking for just the right spot. Even though it's the middle of the day, not usually favoted by pandscape painters, the trees block the noon sun and give lovely shadows. These trees were planted by Napoleon's army, to give shade for the horses that used to tow boats along the canal.
A gate on one of the locks at Trebes, which has three. These locks are only too familiar to me after spending a week piloting a canal boat two years ago.
There is, of course, a restaurant on the bank of the canal. This is France, after all! Kaye has remarked that we spend about 6 hours a day eating!
Suzanne, engrossed in her painting.
4 paint-l artists about to get run over by a truck. Or maybe they're painting a truck. Or maybe they're just sitting in front of the truck painting something a bit more picturesque.
One of the boats tied up along the bank of the canal.