Royan

An artist based near Royan, in Charente-Maritime, is opening her studio to the public and exhibiting around one hundred of her paintings. The event, covered by local outlet Haute-Saintonge, gives visitors a chance to see her body of work up close. It is drawing local attention in the Charente-Maritime area, where studio openings by regional artists remain a popular cultural draw.

Artists are sharing watercolor paintings of Pont-en-Royan, the village in the Drôme region of France famous for houses built into the cliffs above the Bourne river. The scenic spot, a popular tourist destination in the Vercors area, is drawing attention from travel artists posting their sketches and paintings, with hashtags around aquarelle and travel art gaining traction across art communities.