John Yardley

Title: Market Day, Le Ciotat

Medium: Watercolour on paper, signed and dated 2008.

An unusually large work for John Yardley, this lively market scene captures the warmth and movement of the South of France through his characteristically economical brushwork. Figures gather beneath loose architectural forms, held together by confident washes of colour and light.

The composition has an openness and immediacy, allowing atmosphere to define the scene rather than detail, a hallmark of Yardley’s approach to his Mediterranean subjects.

Exhibited: Mall Galleries 2008.

Dimensions: 46 x 32 cm (Image) 70 x 57 cm (Framed)