Category: Magical Realism
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Sea Treasure / Trésor de la mer
Read more: Sea Treasure / Trésor de la merSea Treasure or Trésor de la mer is another work of the imagination similar in conception to the Rock painting (Le Retour aux Sources). A young attractive woman integrated into nature, this time water. The hands of nature offering up an oyster and pearl to….
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Recognition / Rapport
Read more: Recognition / RapportRecognition was another painting based on a dream. In the painting, Christine has altered her own face to give it a more feline look, complete with pseudo ears formed by the waves in her hair. Of course, the most notable feature is….
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Quo Vadis?
Read more: Quo Vadis?Quo Vadis? is Latin for “Where are you going?” or, from the King James Bible, John 13:36, “Whither goest thou?”. This phrase has generally come to represent a reflection on one’s direction or purpose in life. Unlike some of her paintings, this one didn’t start with a title or a dream but, instead, with a…
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Serenade
Read more: SerenadeSerenade was inspired by listening to Neil Diamond’s ‘Longfellow Serenade’. I wouldn’t go through the lyrics here but it does include the singer, in the first person, singing and dreaming about their lady love “beside this sleepy glade” “upon the summer night”. Despite the inspiration…..
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Le Retour aux Sources / Return to the Source
Read more: Le Retour aux Sources / Return to the SourceLe Retour aux Sources or Return to the Source, was originally just called ‘Rock’ in her diary but was renamed a little after its completion. Another one of my mother’s paintings inspired by a dream. Very fortunately….
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Le Rêve / The Dream
Read more: Le Rêve / The DreamLa Rêve (The Dream) was of course, inspired by a dream my mother had. At this time she had taken to recording some of her dreams in a Dream Journal…
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The Oyster Nymphs II / Les Nymphes aux Huitres II
Read more: The Oyster Nymphs II / Les Nymphes aux Huitres IIAfter the general appreciation and enthusiasm over The Oyster Nymphs, my mother decided to make a follow-up version, The Oyster Nymphs II. The second painting has one more water nymph and it seems to …..
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The Oyster Nymphs / Les Nymphes aux Huitres
Read more: The Oyster Nymphs / Les Nymphes aux HuitresThe concept for The Oyster Nymphs came to my mother one morning while she was waiting in vain for a model, Chantel to sit for the Happily Ever After painting. It seems she put her time to good use and …..
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L’Esprit du Mistral / The Wind Spirit
Read more: L’Esprit du Mistral / The Wind SpiritL’esprit du Mistral / The Wind Spirit was another concept painting that relates to the Mistral wind. The Mistral phenomena is an interesting weather related event that occurs in Provence and is considered both a…
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La Sourcière / The Water Diviner
Read more: La Sourcière / The Water DivinerLa Sourciere / The Water Diviner was one of the first paintings my mother completed after moving into her new flat in Fayence, see the My Dilemma painting for details of the move. A letter she sent to me……