![_SAM1248bcv.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmYnc8MYGKs8CdHKNrUKw8iNTMV4uu8NuNBH5yQJcgcDuD/_SAM1248bcv.jpg) ## **Venasque - In the Heart of Provence **

**Hello all Art Lovers!** In the small village of **Venasque** located in the department of Vaucluse, we last visited 2016. With a population of thousands, it is a stylish small village a little high located a few miles southeast of the city carpentras. The artist **Raymond Gallo** lives here (lived) for at least part of the year. By chance we saw his alley on the left side of the main street near the small square. Raymond started painting in the forties and was a student of the artist / sculptor R. Vidier. His themes were still lifes, flowers and the Provencal landscape. He begins to attract attention in the 50's and gets his first award with a still life: "Flowers of Almond Trees". The big breakthrough came in the 60's in Paris and it was there that he got his own style. Then he was back in Provence again and now he began to discover the special light that characterizes the Provencal landscape. Paintings he creates during this period are Poppy in Provence (1971), Gardens in St Paul de Vence (1972), Inland in Nice (1973), Iles de Lérins, Cannes (1973). Villages such as Méthamis, Gordes and Venasque gained extra importance. Venasque is considered by many to be one of the ten most beautiful villages in Provence. His success continued and later he also took up sculpture work. In 1994 he had been painting for fifty years. A retrospective exhibition is organized in Arles (Chapelle St Anne), with 130 paintings during the winter of 1995. More than 350 works by Gallo are available among French and foreign collectors. For several years GALLO has been listed in the International Art Directory.

**Hej alla Konstvänner!** Den lilla byn **Venasque** som ligger i departementet Vaucluse besökte vi år 2016. Med ett tusental invånare är det en stillsam liten by lite högt belägen någon mil sydost om staden Carpentras. Här bor (bodde) konstnären **Raymond Gallo** delar av året. Av en tillfällighet fick vi se hans ateljé som ligger på vänster sida av huvudgatan nära det lilla torget. Raymond började måla på fyrtiotalet och var elev hos konstnären och skulptören R. Vidier. Raymonds teman blev stilleben, blommor och det provensalska landskapet. Han började uppmärksammas på 50-talet och får då sin första utmärkelse med ett stilleben: "Flowers of Almond Trees". Det stora genombrottet kom under 60-talet i Paris och det var där han fick sin egen stil. Därefter var han åter tillbaka i Provence och nu började han upptäcka det speciella ljuset som präglar det Provensalska landskapet. Målningar han skapar under denna period är Vallmo i Provence (1971), Trädgårdar i St Paul de Vence (1972), Inlandet i Nice (1973), Iles de Lérins, Cannes (1973). Byar som Méthamis, Gordes och Venasque fick extra stor betydelse. Venasque anses av flera vara en av de tio vackraste byarna i Provence. Hans framgångar fortsatte och senare tog han även upp skulpturarbetet. 1994 hade han hållit på med måleri i femtio år. En retrospektiv utställning anordnades i Arles (Chapelle St Anne), med 130 målningar under vintern 1995. Mer än 350 verk av Gallo finns bland franska och utländska samlare. Under flera år har GALLO varit listad i International Art Directory. ![Måne 99.png](https://images.hive.blog/DQmQCvJdo4fA93DRjfs3qfuwumGsSNTPjZwVVDzj7G4nSaJ/M%C3%A5ne%2099.png)
## **Venasque** ![_SAM0576 (kopia).jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmVjQLvvUcuVJayMJKQwss1xYvsQbPwqvkMWDhGKZLoSux/_SAM0576%20(kopia).jpg) ![_SAM1239 (kopia).jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmdCLNeffCybt39PTHfGnmY3RhaDX8JB6ezjZ8cVxsNFeY/_SAM1239%20(kopia).jpg) Fountains are common in French cities and villages. ![_SAM1224b.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmfU9n2bSvZPZTDqfXusr23Gweyn5cQt564R2UzrLoXVR5/_SAM1224b.jpg) ![_SAM1217b.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmNmkbHbM9VfcNmsiQEw7tdhaZs5UXqi7A1ZQc2y9h2yQT/_SAM1217b.jpg) View from Venasque towards Provence highest mountain peak Mont Ventoux (1920m). ![_SAM1237b.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmYyxhbY6tMs6UZVgnSnoJ3CNdTKxtvmdzVLH7aCXmWj6a/_SAM1237b.jpg) ![_SAM1246b.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmdWe5FBm8f8vSRrYTz4bkXBj7ZsvjRCjp9Vw2FryqDcsN/_SAM1246b.jpg) ![_SAM1241b.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmXCFwB52XbQFEBBFkvM1p8JSio947eA6s9YCz7WnicGKK/_SAM1241b.jpg) ![_SAM1248b.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmb7tvFKh9XySEBkQEFcu9JiESjdkyfhQY4w2T7TWD8H2q/_SAM1248b.jpg) ![_SAM1252b.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmYCzZRxLXJpxy4zvEk8NTsDhFqkLXni1dwf89fVUZ9UVG/_SAM1252b.jpg) ![_SAM1253bjpg.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmXKjUcTD5DXwnnQSH27t7Wm1DApd2N7XYaeZahrzsbpC7/_SAM1253bjpg.jpg) ![_SAM1254b.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmPib7gTDRGuaYsiVYAVdWf3RTGW9ad25rbVZm9s9QMveR/_SAM1254b.jpg) ![_SAM1256b.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmNMtv3DARcqSEKfVHLCzuBGGnNN2Y2XMEHXzb43oKrS2L/_SAM1256b.jpg) ![_SAM1259b.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmUDbQvCVxzbEurGAo91e4hbDyWLTqztb1wbe1xgyAtXPt/_SAM1259b.jpg) ![_SAM124b4.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmbpnFXw7iTnpmkGo5PWEGoYutYPfRy7jAUVn1f2pq4bDX/_SAM124b4.jpg) ![_SAM1263bjpg.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmfBvYdqroTigA4NRXcBMQ4ERR1aEpLemEbshA2MnFqt4C/_SAM1263bjpg.jpg) ![_SAM1270b.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmdMs17UoheyYCivx4TGSpdWF13hDWBAim3GBFpFsfWnZB/_SAM1270b.jpg) ![_SAM1269b.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmQDnYRcQ3e6bk1yMGXntjHatou8jnSfEPCPX2WNE3Tgpv/_SAM1269b.jpg) Venasque Church, Luberon; Provence ![_SAM1235b.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmdxwvMe6x8PAM7RyZ8T1eG98Y6bXe3Vaduf3Vr7jaTJ7Y/_SAM1235b.jpg) ![_SAM1265b.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmXjxUDpniApkBp7UdnavJ5RN5vYa43YamxAhTEvpjvV8H/_SAM1265b.jpg) Text and photo Morgan Carlsson @scc664 You can also follow me on Instagram; https://www.instagram.com/morgancarlsson3/?hl=sv ## Thanks For Watching!