Category: Portraits
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Yolande
Read more: YolandeMme Yolande de Rougeville was another artist in the area who lived in the country up behind the neighboring village of Callian. On her property there was a studio and…..
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Without Worry / Sans Souci
Read more: Without Worry / Sans SouciAt the time I didn’t appreciate the significance of the title but looking back over fifty years, I can clearly see that this was my last summer of innocence with no worries about life or working and no real responsibilities. Interestingly……
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Mimi Calvy
Read more: Mimi CalvyMadame Mimi Calvy was a 92 year old woman who lived in Bargemon which was the first village my mother lived in when she first moved to the south of France. My mother was always interested in subjects with plenty of wrinkles and life experiences, she would say…..
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Michael Fry
Read more: Michael FryThe painting is a very good likeness of Michael despite the short amount of time required for it’s completion.
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Stella Fry
Read more: Stella FryThe painting is an interesting mixture of brush work on the portrait and palette knife for the background. I’m sure the inclusion of their cat ……
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Les Lavandières au Lavoir / The Washerwomen at the Wash-House
Read more: Les Lavandières au Lavoir / The Washerwomen at the Wash-HouseLes Lavandières au Lavoir / The Washerwomen at the Washhouse was a painting of Madame Golette who did the laundry for my mother while she lived in Bargemon when she first moved to the south of France. My mother was amazed….
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Maestracci
Read more: MaestracciMonsieur Maestracci was a Corsican sculptor who lived in Bargemon and being a fellow artist…..
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East – West / L’Orient et L’Occident
Read more: East – West / L’Orient et L’OccidentEast – West was a concept painting using my brother Christopher’s girlfriend, Caroline Broadhurst, as the model. When she was visiting us, my mother loved her beauty and her long blond hair and noticed the similarity and contrast with the ladies in the Japanese scroll…….
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1870 -1970 (Theatre 1970)
Read more: 1870 -1970 (Theatre 1970)1870 – 1970 was a concept painting with my brother Christopher’s girlfriend, Caroline Broadhurst, as the model. When my mother saw Caroline in this coat, she immediately noticed its timeless style, especially….
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Cosmic Counterpoint
Read more: Cosmic CounterpointThe painting is also a departure from her earlier portraits and is the first to have the subject backed and surrounded by pertinent symbols related to the subject. I’m not sure exactly how…..