We are here already close to the Spanish border, and lake Leucate is close to the Mediterranean sea. The water is brackish and it is not that much frequented by tourists and Nature is everywhere. There are many sorts of waterbirds and other birds and good fishing is possible. Nearby Perpignan and the small town of Collioure in the 18th and 19th century now famous artists would meet in Collioure: like Matisse , Vlaminck, Dérain, and the young Picasso, and even painters from England,
Geboren in A'dam 8 jan1936 I received a scholarship from the Dutch Government in able to study at the Rijks Akademie voor Beeldende Kunsten in Amsterdam. My first teacher started with art after nude-model. He was Gé Röling, father of the famous painter Marte Röling.. Read more…