Square with plane trees. Provence

A row of ochre, cream and pink townhouses with blue-green shutters and balconies lines a village square, their façades broken by the pale, leafless trunks of tall plane trees. Below, striped awnings and cream umbrellas shelter café tables and chairs set in dappled shade, with a lamp post rising among the leafy crowns.

Chalky pastel strokes build a warm, hazy midday light, with cool blue shadows cutting across the pink and ochre walls. Loose, textured mark-making and a high-key palette of powdery blues, blush pinks and olive greens give the square a relaxed, sun-warmed Mediterranean atmosphere.