We couldn't let the day go by without seeing another installation of the Festival du Dessin. Today's venue was le Musee Departmental Arles Antique. It featured the work of Colette-Renee Portal, a French artist.
The work was presented in two ways. Upstairs, India ink drawings with watercolors that told the story of La Vie d'une Reine (The Life of a Queen) were displayed. These drawings (from 1959) were all used in her book, of the same name, which follows the life of a Queen ant. She was very attentive to the details of ant society. Charming and very interesting.
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| Leaving for her wedding |
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| Tending the nursery |
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| Tending a flock of blue aphids |
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| An invasion |
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| Saving the eggs |
The second way that her work was displayed was that her pencil drawings with watercolors from Pompei (made in the late 20th century into the 21st century) were displayed near Roman ruins from about the time of the eruption of Vesuvius, that were collected in Arles. Interesting juxtaposition.
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