village life in SW France

Village life

Village life is one full of gossip and gatherings

Village life

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The shepherds of Bordeaux

The shepherds of Bordeaux have taken something out of the winegrowers book and automated their shearing. A grape plucking machine has been adapted to shear sheep.

Price €30.00

All for one...

All for one... and one for all. The gascons, their culture, their cuisine, their traditions, all in one. On the square of Lupiac, the birthplace of d'Artagnan.

Price €30.00

La Vache qui quille

We all know ‘The Laughing cow’ cheese. It’s literally translated from the French brand ‘La vache qui rit’. This cow prefers playing the game of quille, a type of skittles played in SW France.

Price €30.00

Le Petit Pellehaut

Le Petit Pellehaut is where the wine tasting is done at the Domaine de Pellehaut. One of the best wines in the region. It is also the name of their new Bag-in-Box wine selection, illustrated by Perry. Available as a print and on canvas. Canvas reproductions are 4cm deep, come with a hanging cord and take around 10 days to deliver. 

Price €30.00

Planète Gascogne, a print

Planet Gascogne, a green planet in harmony with nature, lost in time. A drawing full of fun details and lots of beautiful villages of the Gers. Available as a print and on canvas. Canvas reproductions are 4cm deep, come with a hanging cord and take around 10 days to deliver. 

Price €30.00

Château de Lavardens at...

Below the chateau of Lavardens, half way through a long day of bringing in the wheat, the farmers gather to eat a well-earned lunch in the shade of the trees.

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"Mark!"

Granny (a rugby fan) shouts "Mark!" when she catches the ball, kicked from the rugby ground.

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Tè-Tè-Thé

Tè ! is gascon for Tiens ! a greeting that roughly translates as “Here!”, or “Look!”  Thé is French for tea and sounds almost the same.

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Super Gascon Chasseur

Hunting, shooting and fishing are this Gascon's daily bread.   Shoot first, ask the neighbours for dinner afterwards. His white van, rifle and dog are never far away.

Reproduced as giclée print in various sizes, some with mounts. 

Price €30.00

Super Gascon Papi

Got a question about life, mushrooms and the universe? Ask Super Papi. Comes equiped with creaky knees and his own pocket knife.

Reproduced as giclée print in various sizes, some with mounts. 

Price €30.00

Super Gascon Mamie

Like a real super hero, Mamie is the guardian of all that is good in the world. Especially her own recipe for foie gras. Her knowledge and experience will be conserved in a jar, while stocks last.

Reproduced as giclée print in various sizes, some with mounts. 

Price €30.00

Playing card wine Jack

The youngest generation wants to help crush the grapes.

A series of playing cards with a Gascon theme. Here, the suit Clubs has been replaced by grapes. 

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Playing card wine Queen

The Queen plucks the fruit of the summer, ready to make wine.

A series of playing cards with a Gascon theme. Here, the suit Clubs has been replaced by grapes. 

Price €30.00

Playing card wine King

A series of playing cards with a Gascon theme. Here, the suit Clubs has been replaced by grapes. 

The King of the vineyards prunes his vines before winter

Price €30.00

No signal

Ah, Nature, miles from everything…  no noise…  no stress…   hmm, no signal…

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Quille d'un oeuf

Quille de neuf, or Quille d'un oeuf ?

Quille is a skittle game played in South West France, very similar to those played in the UK. The nine 'quilles' can be knocked down in different formations to win different points. These ducks have created their own version. I hope the egg is hard boiled!

Price €30.00

Parking Supermarché

To each their own task. 

Often one sees the 'papis', wearing their berets, sitting in the car park while their wives do the shopping. Women of that generation often don’t drive, so they need a chauffeur. The men don’t often cook either, so they don’t get involved in the buying.

Price €30.00

Old Rugby Players

These old rugby players have joined up years after their last match together. The old scrum-half feed them the beer as he did the ball, all those years ago.

Price €30.00

Elevé en plein Gers

Playing on the phrase ‘Elevé en plain air’, which means 'raised free range'. This happy duck is being raised in a Gers landscape. 

Price €30.00

Village fête drunk

A fete lunch can take its toll, if one doesn’t pace onself. This chap has obviously had too much ‘apéro’, wine and armagnac.

Price €30.00

Gascon infusion

A tisane is an infusion, often herbal tea. This waiter is providing his happy customer with an armagnac, infused with the flavour and colour of the oak vat.

Price €30.00

Pain, pain, pain

This boulanger seems a little tired of banging out bread after bread, after bread…

Reproduced as giclée print in various sizes, some with mounts. 

Price €30.00

All that Gers

"All that Jazz" is a well-known standard, but when we're at Jazz in Marciac, we are surrounded by "All that Gers"...

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Frère du con

A word play on confrérie, which means 'brotherhood', creates brother of the 'con'

Reproduced as giclée print in various sizes, some with mounts. 

Price €30.00

Slow down Papi Gonzales

Grandpa Gonzales is taking no risks, in his old Renault 4, en route for the village.

Reproduced as giclée print in various sizes, some with mounts. 

Price €30.00

Les Amis

These two amis in their Amis 6 and Amis 8, have stopped for a chat.

Reproduced as giclée print in various sizes, some with mounts. 

Price €30.00

Map of South West France

A detailed map of South West France drawn by Perry. Lots of details of villages, monuments, events and characters of the region. Available as an A2, A3 and A4 print.

Price €30.00