I’m considering doing a series of paintings of Divonne and so I have started with the Tourist Office.  It’s in a pretty area with a stream flowing nearby and the Casino is across the street.

The painting was done in Adobe Photoshop, using brushes in very much the same way I would paint with normal brushes on paper.  Painting digitally gives access to different styles of painting that I couldn’t achieve easily, if at all, with egg tempera.

Divonne is a popular place for tourists.  There is very pretty countryside all around, the Divonne lake is near the town, and the town has small shops, restaurants and cafes.  (If you’d like to see what the Divonne lake is like, I’ve written about it with lots of photos: you can see them by clicking:  here.)  On Sundays there’s a market from early morning until around 1:30 and there are loads of people.  It’s great fun!

Related posts:

1. A Walk Round the Lake at Divonne-les-Baines, France, Part I
2. A Walk Round the Lake at Divonne-les-Baines, France, Part II
3. Digital Painting of Gex Town Fountain, France, Using Corel Painter 11
4. A ‘Cow-bus’ in Gex, France: a Digital Painting
5. ‘Daisy Rock’ Egg Tempera Painting: Le Brevant, Chamonix France