My watercolor teacher, Tess, took my class to a pretty hilltop village called Roussillon. When I visited ealier, I was fascinated with all of the warm colors of the landscape and buildings. It is noted for its large ochre deposits found in the clay surrounding the village. Large quarries were mined there from the end of the 18th century until 1930. Now mining is prohibited in order to protect the site from being ruined. :-) And tourism has become an important source of income. Imagine that!
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| Le Sentier des Ochres |
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| Usine Mathieu, an old ochre factory, now a workshop museum |
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| A scene we painted from the cafe across the street. |
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| I like this studio! |
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| Painting the rocks along the path. |
the richness of the Earth turned into a museum
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