Painting in the Dordogne Valley

View From Domme

“France may one day exist no more, but the Dordogne will live on
just as dreams live on and nourish the souls of men.”
- Henry Miller

Painting in Domme

“Comme trouvez-vous Domme, Monsieur?” (How do you find Domme?), asked the smiling shopkeeper and his wife when I wandered in with my gear at the end of a perfect day painting in the village. I took their question literally and began to explain in French that I searched on the internet and read books, and then used my GPS in the car to find Domme.

“Non, non monsieur, aimez-vous Domme?” they rephrased. (Do you like Domme?) Laughing at my thick-headedness, I responded that I found Domme to be very interesting and, in my opinion, one of the most beautiful villages in all of Dordogne, the Department in which Domme is located. The Dordogne is part of the larger region known as The Perigord, or Aquitaine, after Eleanor of…