The Good Life France Magazine Issue No 28 | Page 72

Winston Churchill painting on the

French Riviera

Artist Paul Rafferty was inspired to follow in Winston Churchill ’ s paint brush strokes …

In 2015 , artist Paul Rafferty began a project to find the locations of Sir Winston Churchill ’ s painting locations for a book . His focus was the South of France , where he lives , though his discoveries went beyond this region . It became a voyage of discovery which took him to many of the most iconic locations of Provence and the Cote d ’ Azur and resulted in a gorgeous coffee table book , filled with photos and anecdotes .

An artist inspired by an artist

Long ago , in 2004 , I came across a watercolour in an antique bookshop in Los Angeles . It was signed ‘ Winston Churchill ’. I took a photograph and sent it