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Samois sur Seine, watercolor
Art
At a Lock On the Marne
A dreamy summer on the canals of northern France
Bridge over the Oise at Chateau de Creil
Boat on the Marne– acrylic painting
The Marne is laden with grapes lining the hills, forests along the banks
Young Woman Glowing Smile
This young woman’s radiant smile comes from within. I sought to express it. In previous epochs a smile was impossible to capture as sitters can not smile for hours at a time. Look at Leonardo’s famous smile- captivating but hardly expansive. But with photography, art changed in many ways and the ability to study the smile is one such change.
This is a study for a painting.
Half Timber Buildings, Compiègne, France
These buildings typically date from the 1400’s. They are best referred to as Tudor style structures. They developed in Tudor England beteen around 1485 and 1600. Often they lean to one side or the other these days, yet appear to be stable. This is one of the many charming views you can find in Compiegne.
Reunited, acrylic painting of mother and child
Acrylic painting of a Ukrainian mother and child. So many victims of Putin’s depravity.
Pen and ink sketch of the old hospital of Compiegne
Now it is an exhibition space. Currently showing photos by locals, some really nice stuff. A friendly elderly gent came outside to invite us in.
Water Games
We were moored in the north of France during the weekend’s fun and games.
Messing around with watercolors– Caravaggio by Ottavio Leoni, 1621
I painted this using Leoni’s portrait of Carravaggio. He was 31 at the time. He died 9 years later, a victim of his propensity for violence. Her revolutionized painting with his observation of the subject together with a dramatic use of chiaroscuro, intense contrasts of light and dark. This came to be known as tenebrism, where the darks are a dominant feature of the piece.