Contemporary paintings and luminous illustrations inspired by southern France, created to celebrate fleeting light, shifting skies, and everyday poetry.

  • Plein air mini painting 1
  • Plein air mini painting 2
  • Plein air mini painting 3
  • Mini painting – snowy mountain gouache on coaster
  • Sketchbook open with three winter mountain studies in gouache
  • Sketchbook with panoramic desert landscape painting in gouache
  • Sketchbook with two coastal and meadow mini paintings
  • Sketchbook with two desert and cactus mini paintings in gouache
  • Mini painting of snowy blue mountain on coaster – Rex blue gouache
  • Mini painting of snow-capped mountain peak with orange summit light
  • Mini painting of a dramatic blue mountain ridge on coaster
  • Mini painting of snowy alpine peak in vivid blue tones
  • Mini painting of the Matterhorn in gouache on coaster

About

Painting Light in Motion

Based in the south of France, Khasis Lieb paints outdoors and in studio, exploring how light, color, and atmosphere shape intimate, everyday scenes.

A minimalist, white gallery-style wall displays a single framed illustration inspired by the south of France: stylized citrus trees and bright shutters rendered in precise, colorful gouache-like flats. The frame is slim, matte black metal with pristine white matting, centered above a narrow pale wood console holding a small stack of art books and a ceramic palette. Soft, indirect daylight filters from the left, creating gentle shadows along the wall and a subtle halo of light around the artwork. Photographic realism with a straight-on, eye-level composition, plenty of negative space, and a quiet, sophisticated mood suitable for presenting illustration work in a polished portfolio context.

Contact Khasis

Ask about available paintings, commissions, or upcoming workshops; I’ll respond personally from my studio in southern France.

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