About twenty five years ago we charted a little yacht for making a week-trip along a French channel. Imaging our amazement that suddenly, just before entering the nautical base of Digoin, we navigated over a real bridge (!) with streetlights and relaxed walking people on the footpads on both sides, while below a river proceeded his run. I think that there my interest for the live on the channels started. Indeed the bridge is a sensational piece of engineering for those days (constructed between 1834 and 1838) by a twenty-nine year old engineer. The bridge spans over the Loire with a length of 243 m, or 11 bows of 19 m, and a height of 12 m. The channel has a breadth of 6 m wide and a depth of 2,30 m. There are several of those bridges on the French channel-network, but I think that must be the longest. Like on a lot of the small French channels there is no more commercial navigation but heaps of pleasure crafts found their way to the beautiful French waters. Over the years we were passing by from time to time, so also last spring and it was a pity to see that the splendid hanging baskets have disappeared. Image size: 260 x 360 mm
12 Comments
Ron Bedsole 29 May 2018
astounding jobDEE JOBES PHOTOGRAPHY 02 Aug 2014
Wow,love the composition in this Beautiful and masterful work of watercolor art!!! Incredible Great Artistry!!! Excellent commentary!!!Dee&David Jobesjaya chala 07 Jul 2014
Very beautiful workAndrei Mezei 02 Aug 2013
beautifuuuuulllll!EMMANUEL TURNER 07 Sep 2012
Well Done ! nicely illustrated,very detailed,colorful,wonderful shadow and light.Claude Prud' homme 26 Aug 2012
Encore une fois, une peinture magnifique, et j`aime beaucoup lire les commentaires que tu y ajoutes. Du travail formidablejamie winter 25 Aug 2012
my PUD this is beyond awesome. wowKate Gallagher 25 Aug 2012
Beautiful painting. love the hanging flowers, wonderful work Ivo!Lynn De Serres 25 Aug 2012
Truly magnificent artwork. My PIC OF THE DAY.Elizabeth Lindberg 25 Aug 2012
I could look at this all day. Excellent!Joan Stohlman 24 Aug 2012
What a wonderful painting, Ivo.Joanie Holliday 24 Aug 2012
JUST FANTASTIC IVO... I WISH I COULD THINK OF MORE ELEGANT WORDS TO USE FOR YOUR ART.. I LOVE IT. JOANIE