Oyster Beds in Le Canon, France

Oyster Beds in Le Canon, France
30" x 40" oil on stretched canvas

Oyster Beds in Le Canon, France

Oyster Beds in Le Canon, France
30" x 40" oil on stretched canvas

Sitting on the veranda facing this beautiful vista and its changing sunrises and sunsets is what we do when we visit Le Canon at the Gilchrist home of Patrick and Florence, parents of our close friends Seamus and Mia.

This is a painting of oyster beds in the Bassein de Archechon in the northwestern shore of France near Cap Ferret, an hour north of Bordeaux. It is also where Monet and other impressionists painted because of its beauty.

The house looks out at this vast water basin full of oyster beds. The raw oysters in all the areas of these waters are so fresh and delicious. We eat them at the little restaurant houses owned by the French oyster fishermen and enjoy the beautiful waterfront view and the changing sunsets.

This painting is sold, but an 8" x 10" print is available for $75 plus s/h.

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Into the Depths


Into the Depths
30" x 40" acrylic on stretched canvas
This is one of my larger abstract paintings using line and shapes fashioned after one of my favorite abstract painters, Kandinsky. He wrote an entire book on the use of dots, lines and color and I tried to use some of his theories in this painting. It has black painted sides with 1 1/2" thickness and can be hung without a frame.
I tried to use a push/pull motif; is the orange circle behind or in front of the green rectangle? You figure it out.
If you would like to purchase this painting, please email me. It is priced at $1200 plus s/h.
An 8" x 10" print is available for $25 plus s/h.

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