French village Painting

This painting was inspired by the many summers and short trips in between that I have spent and continue to spend in France. The French small towns, or small villages, often sparsely populated yet often built in a dense and compact manner, have such a sweet and simplistic charm. I see that in remote and rural areas, the French do not often destroy the old to make room for the new. There are but few fully renovated houses. Instead, residents simply add new components to replace that which needs replacing, built right over the rest of the old houses to create an irregular and whimsical character. The odd shaped houses, come to be as they are over time, with their slanted walls and roofs, are what give these small towns - such as Brunehamel, the one I have frequented the most over the years - their personality. The childlike, simple shapes and bright colors mark that freshness and joie de vivre of the simple, French village life.

Painting:Oil on Canvas

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:39.4 W x 31.5 H x 0.8 D in

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