Rugby Landais. These shepherds have put their stilts to good use!
Rugby Landais. These shepherds have put their stilts to good use!
In Les Landes, the ground was marshy and filled with gorse. So shepherds used stilts to get around without their clothes getting muddy, or torn. They could also keep a watchful eye on their herds from a higher viewpoint. The rugby player is wearing the colours of Mont de Marsan, the prefecture of the department.
One should celebrate a birthday, even when we'd prefer to forget how old we are! Available as fine art prints in A4, A3 and A2.
Two happy fishermen in the woods. Drawing by Perry Taylor, watercolour background by Jean-François Lasnier
There is a little corner of the universe that will always remain Gascony.
This chap visits Paris' most famous landmark and loses the most famous attribute a Gascon could wear. Available as an A4, A3, A2 print and on canvas.
Rugby Landais. These shepherds have put their stilts to good use!
