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The current series - LE VOYAGE is based on numerous visits to France over the past decade. Part cultural discovery and part homage, the paintings include more traditional still life and landscape genres, some combined, such as the iconic café au lait bowls, fleur de lys, red poppies, and sunflowers. A regional palette of colors is used, while the surfaces are heavily layered and distressed to give an aged or timeworn appearance. With this technique I have in mind both the rich history and ancient frescoes from this region. A few of these are mixed media, incorporating pages torn from discarded books in French. |
