Château de Caumont

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Château de CaumontDo you know 'La Dame de Monsoreau' by Dumas, père? 
 I know a bit as all the Mousquetaires books from a childhood,
Dame de Monsoreau
And you know,  by chance I came to the castle,
where one of the main personnages, Jean
Louis de Nogaret de La Valette, really lived.  
This is Château de Caumont, just some 30 km from a house where I live. 
Château de Caumont, Gascogne
He was born there, a friend-mignon of Henry III. Thanks to this friendship he became Duke of Épernon, and also became a rather stong person in all those catholical-hugenots-power plots.
Duke of Épernon,
The castle is solemn, grand, serious and saturated by centuries. Just a few minutes from home with all daily today-things, and bang, alive history in every brick. 
Château-de-Caumont,Gascogne, Watercolor
 Afterwards this Duke has intricate and complicated relationships with Henry IV.  Henry IV stayed in this castle, and his bedroom still exists there.  

I adore these old old old windows:

Chateau de Caumont Sketchbook

However it's this Duke Épernon who was also involved in hankey-pankey with Ravaillac, Henry IV's killer. 
Who knows, my dear Watson, who knows...
 Anyway my egoistic  interest here is just to grab all these beauties and feelings of centuries, and then depict them in my sketchbook. 
And I've got a great stamp there.
Chateau de Caumont Sketchbook

And I'm glad to participate with these views in the "Landscapes of the soul" 
 See you!

CONVERSATION

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  1. BrownPaperBunny6 October 2017 at 21:11

    I LOVE a good castle, and your sketchbook is fantastic!!! Happy PPF!

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  2. Susan6 October 2017 at 21:34

    Oh, wow! Your artwork is amazing! Love the addition of the tickets. Happy PPF

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  3. Valerie-Jael6 October 2017 at 21:54

    Fascinating history and wonderful art journaling. Happy PPF, hugs, Valerie

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    1. Erica7 October 2017 at 13:07

      Brown-Paper-Bunny,Susan, Valerie! -- thank you very much

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  4. Anonymous6 October 2017 at 22:11

    your wonderful sketchbook pages!I am very happy and thank you for doing this with my topic at AJJ!

    Happ weekend and happy PPF
    Elke

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    1. Erica7 October 2017 at 13:11

      THank you ELkie, yeah, the view of this château s very suitable for MY 'Landscapes of the soul'indeed. Happy WE & PPF

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  5. Clare Lloyd6 October 2017 at 22:13

    Your journal is beautiful

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  6. Linda Kunsman7 October 2017 at 02:41

    Oh merci beaucoup for sharing this magnificent chateau! I have always been fascinated by the French chateaux and have seen a fair amount of them but only in the Loire Valley where family live. Your watercolour rendition of Caumont is super! happy PPF!

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    1. Erica7 October 2017 at 13:19

      Ouh Loire Valley, I really want to go there to take a look with my sketchbooks, -- lucky you! Thank you, and happy weekend

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  7. sirkkis7 October 2017 at 05:59

    Your watercolor spread is awesome. I enjoy the history and photos you presented.
    Happy weekend ❤

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    1. Erica7 October 2017 at 13:25

      Thanks Sirkkis, oui, travels awake the desire to read some history books )

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  8. froebelsternchen7 October 2017 at 11:57

    Those are three wonderful watercolour spreads ! Amazing post with the photos!
    Great that you are with us at Art Journal Journey! Thank you for linking to us!
    Your watercolor art and your sketches are amazing - watched your video on You Tube where you flip through your journal! Very inspiring!
    oxo Susi

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    1. Erica7 October 2017 at 13:23

      Merci Susi, your Art Journal Journey is great, a lot of cool things to see and to be involved there!

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  9. craftytrog7 October 2017 at 15:56

    I love a bit of medieval intrigue! Wonderful photos and art Erica!
    Alison

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  10. Giggles8 October 2017 at 05:10

    Beautiful journal pages!! Wow impressive!

    Peace Giggles

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  11. Beth Niquette9 October 2017 at 00:30

    I love the history behind your painting. What a talented artist you are.

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  12. DVArtist9 October 2017 at 16:11

    A wonderful combination of art, photos, and history.

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  13. Christine13 October 2017 at 06:09

    Lovely work, congrats on your PPF feature today!

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    1. Erica13 October 2017 at 18:47

      Merci merci beaucoup, Christine ! So wonderful))

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  14. Misty13 October 2017 at 21:52

    So beautiful!!!!

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  15. PiaRom16 October 2017 at 23:27

    OMG what a fantastic post! I so enjoy reading and watching your sweet story about the past times! Your sketches and journal are/is amazing and soooo inspiring! I have visited Carcassonne these days, but it felt tooooo big to me, haha I prefer the tinyer castles for sure ;) ♥ Conny http://piaromsartjournaling.blogspot.de

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    1. Erica17 October 2017 at 19:55

      Thank you Conny !! And yes, Carcassonne is great, and it's good idea, I'll obviously show something about.

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  16. Liz Powley17 October 2017 at 07:25

    Some gorgeous photos and lovely sketch work:D Thankyou so much for sharing.

    I particularly like the windows you mentioned. Certainly could make some art with those :D

    Best wishes,
    Liz

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    1. Erica17 October 2017 at 19:57

      Thank you Liz; for me windows are the object magical and too difficult to depict, so I don't show it for a while, but maybe one day !

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  17. Deepa Gopal22 October 2017 at 13:16

    I have seen chateau only in movies..good to see one here and to read some history about it...your travel journal rendition of it is superb!
    Happy PPF!

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