Old Village, Pertuis

Always thinking of myself as a city girl, I am surprised how much I love village life. Lourmarin was our village for three and a half years and we lived right on the principle rue or main street, a minute’s walk from all the wonderful restaurants and shops. Pertuis is where we do our most serious shopping, a fifteen-minute drive from us. It has the charming, old city center where I painted this. One of the things I like about living in Provence is that everyone always has time to stop and chat.