A Good Nose

Vineworkers- Chambolle Musigny

2007-08-23 18:20:00

Oil on handmade rag paper: SOLD

A winter scene in the vineyards of Chambolle Musigny in Burgundy.

Waiters

2007-08-23 18:18:42

Oil on linen panel: SOLD

This scene shows wine waiters preparing for lunch at Hotel du Vin in Winchester, England. soon the restaurant will be filled with the hustle and bustle of expectant diners...

David Eley says: "I had a close association with this particular establishment for a long time. The hotel still own and display a considerable number of my original paintings depicting vineyard scenes. The HDV group was purchased by Malmaison in 2005 from the inspirational hotelier and entrepreneur Robin Hutson and his partners, including Gerard Basse...

Cellar Man - Chapoutier

2007-08-22 16:26:28

Oil on handmade rag paper: SOLD

Visiting the Chapoutier brothers in Tain l'Hermitage, N. Rhone for the first time in 1995 was a real delight, especially the drive to the very top of the Hill of Hermitage with its breathtaking view from the diminutive chapel, across the majestic Rhone valley. Here the cellar man is rolling giant barrels from inside the chais into a sundrenched yard, the echoing acoustic and his steel toed footsteps were all we could hear as the vast cargo laden barges silently heaved their way along the broad expanse of water towards the distant Camargue, and an...

Noval Evening

2007-08-16 17:37:17

Oil on Spanish handmade Flax paper: a scene at the very end of the day as the sun dips below an undulating western horizon - in the distance we can just see the silvered waters of the mighty Douro as it passes by the town of Pinhão.

Passage from 'introduction page' - Quinta do Noval Harvest Diary:

'The terraced rows of vines fall away beneath the whitewashed stone wall which abuts and supports the drive. As the sun descends it illuminates the grey-green Olive trees that be-speckle and punctuate the vine-clad hillsides, enhancing the attractive and often geometric patterns. As the light continually changes, so do the colours and contours which d...

Noval: 'first light'

2007-08-16 11:03:53

Oil on handmade Spanish flax paper: study of the north side of famous Port wine estate of Quinta do Noval in the Douro valley, northern Portugal. Here we see the Quinta before morning sun has saturated the whitewashed walls and green foliage..

Passage from 'Day 3' - Quinta do Noval Harvest Diary:

'This north side of the Quinta is beautiful in the early morning light: its walls take on a pristine zinc white tone and as the sun begins to creep over Corucho this virgin canvas is suffused with soft local colour and a luminous reflected glow. This is the time when the vindimadores begin their preparations for the busy day ahead.'...

Noval Porco

2007-08-15 10:03:26

Oil on Spanish handmade Flax paper: this portrait depicts one of the fine and noble pigs who inhabit the famed 'Nacional' vineyard at Quinta do Noval.

Passage from 'Day 4' - Quinta do Noval Harvest Diary: 'At the apex of Noval's epicurean pyramid sit three magnificent beasts: fine and noble pigs whose residence within the Nacional vineyard stimulates much respectful interest among visiting wine professionals. Each of these portly Porcos is handsome; their bristled coats, taught pink bodies and grey-black markings distinguishing them as very fine swine indeed. I am unclear as to how long pigs have lived among these ancient vines, but pe...