Coucher de Soleil

Or in English - Sunset.

I have a French friend (Patricia) who I have been friends with since I was in school. We keep in touch regularly and our respected families have become close. Over the years we have spent many a holiday in each other's respective countries and obviously have been introduced to extended families and friends.

I received this card today from a friend of Patricia's parents and fell in love with it the minute I saw it. It is by Georges Hosotte, a local painter. He trained as an architect which explains his good eye for perspective. He became a successful painter at a young age and has lived off the income from his pictures for 40 years now. His style has evolved, with more emphasis at present on the abstract form, but the subject matter has changed little. It is the local landscapes which still captivate him.

It really brightened up my day. I'm now thinking of framing this.