This is the first in what will be a series of posts with watercolor sketches from Switzerland. We spent most of our time in Montreaux staying in a room on the 11th floor of the Eurotel. The watercolor at the top of this post was painted from the balcony as one of the Lac Leman (Lake Geneva) ferries was coming in. We loved these ferries, particularly the ones that retain their paddle wheels and look of the early 1900’s.
I was able to do some exploring of Old Town Montreaux and painted a view of one of the many water fountains seen throughout the area. The water is potable. Throughout Switzerland, passersby stop for a sip and splash cool water on their necks to refresh on summer days.
We saw lots of swans on our trip and there is likely a larger swan painting ahead for me. For now here is a study in two views.
The view above is of a sailboat with voiles latines (latin sails). I saw this one near Montreaux and think it may be a sailboat based in the French town of Evian Les Baines. On a future trip, I want to go back to Evian (we just spent a day there this time) and to Morges to see more of these beautiful sailboats.
This last view is also from our balcony at sunset. This time looking towards Clarens at sunset.
Upcoming posts will include alpine scenes and castles.