La Bastide-Clairence, a historic village in the Pays Basque of south-western France, captured on a spring morning.

A charming watercolour painting of La Bastide-Clairence, a historic village in the Pays Basque of south-western France, captured on a warm late spring morning. The scene looks onto a cobbled market square flanked by traditional half-timbered Basque houses with white façades, red timber beams, and green shutters. Arcades line the lower storeys, casting rhythmic shadows across the stone paving. Beyond the square, rolling green hills dotted with oak trees and grazing sheep stretch into the distance under a luminous blue sky. White, red ochre, faded green, stone grey, and meadow green. The mood is vibrant yet timeless which captures both the architectural details and the bucolic landscape surrounding this Basque gem.