Perry in La Dépeche! On Monday 26 July, Perry was the subject of an article in La Dépeche newspaper. He even made it onto the poster for that day. It is a great article which tells of his powers of observation, great drawings of the life down here and above all, his sense of humour in every one of them. Perry's funny, but sympathetic style is very much appreciated by the French and foreign visitors alike. The market stand is often full of laughing people and many buy drawings because they recognise themselves or their family members in the assorted scenes of French country life. Here's the article on La Dépeche website The English translation is below.

La Dépeche 26 July 2010

Perry Taylor, an Englishman who observes the Gascons

Perry Taylor - a Taylor that is NOT rich - (When teaching English in French schools, they used to start with a few simple phrases. One of them was "My tailor is rich".) An englishman born in Oxford in 1958 and now settled in Puydarrieux. He was an art director for advertising agencies in London and Amsterdam for some twenty years. He now works from home, via internet, as a graphic designer, illustrator and cartoonist. One can meet him at the regional markets and every Monday at the market here, in Mirande, in the hall.

He presents his drawings of striking realism. "I started by drawing the houses, village squares, etc. but they missed the human element, so I started to add several characters." There are now scenes of life: The festivals, life in the fields, hunting, gavage (force-feeding ducks for foie gras), the markets and other themes. On top of his grand drawing talent, he adds an extraordinary sense of observation. "There's a camera in his head" Said his wife, Caroline, a Hollander from Amsterdam who accompanies him on the market stands. These are drawings to savour. One needs to take time to look and discover all the details. Their attitudes, habits, their postures, clothes, how they amuse themselves and work, the Gascons are faithfully captured.

He shows me a scene of a vendange (a large group of people grape picking) and points to a corner of the drawing. Two male grape pickers are seen standing, satisfying their call of nature, side by side, having a chat like it's the most natural thing in the world. So true. The slippers on the old peasant, cane in hand, sitting in front of his house. So true. To his acute sense of observation and his talent as a draughtsman, one must add his humour. There is always a touch of this, discreet but appropriate. That of an Englishman. www.perrytaylor.eu

Perry's nouvelle boutique en ligne Nous vendons les dessins de Perry à plusieurs marchés ce printemps et été, dans le Gers et les Hautes-Pyrénées. Vous pouvez également acheter des reproductions de son art sur notre boutique en ligne. Pour voir tous les dessins, veuillez aller à www.perrytaylor.eu

Perry's new online boutique has just opened We are selling Perry's funny drawings of life in the French countryside at several markets, this spring and summer in the Gers and Hautes-Pyrénées. You can also buy reproductions of his art on his new site. To see all the drawings, please go to www.perrytaylor.eu

Perry has a stand at:

Chaque Lundi : MIRANDE marché (sous l'halle)

Chaque Mercredi : MARCIAC marché (Devant l'Office de Tourisme)

Chaque Dimanche : BASSOUES marché

15 Août : ARGELES-GAZOST : 'Estiv Art

Et en Expo à : Restaurant Table d'Ost, Auch - juillet et août

Stop ducking about! See more cartoons like this in our shop

Even Gers farmers can play jazz. With Ducky Washington on vocals.
See this cartoon in our shop

Perry illustrated a book of collected columns.
It's written by Diederick, Caroline's brother, and are all based upon his life as a vet in Holland.
The book is in Dutch and can be ordered via Amazon.co.uk

To read more about the book, Diederick and how else to order, go to Diederick's website www.diederickkarthaus.nl

Perry's professional site is to be found at La Baguette Magique.

Have a wander round the site. One big addition to the site is our Help & Tips section. So many people ask us stuff about moving, buying, renovating, artisans and translating, that we decided to create a host of facts and links for those of you fancying a life in France. To back it up, we've created a bookshop with loads of invaluable and interesting books on renovating, French law, planning permission, living and working in France and learning French. When you buy via the links on our site, we get a little commission, but you don't pay a penny more. It all goes towards the time we spend keeping the site updated.

 

So that's it for now. Grab a glass, better still, grab a bottle, sit back and plunge into the tales of life down in the Hautes-Pyrénées. There are also some new additions to our Links page worth looking at.

PS. If you've just discovered this site and would like to be informed each time we update the site, just drop us an email and we'll add you to our mailing list. Your address is kept only for this reason and won't be given to others.

À bientôt,

Perry et Caroline

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