First who find the music win …

This is my last painting, a watercolor of a  woodcock, size 18 x 26 cm:

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For the first time in its history, Versailles organize an exhibition about King Louis XIV from  October 20th 2009 to February 7th, 2010.

The exhibition  Louis XIV, the man and the king brings together over 300 exceptional works from collections around the world, and never met until today. Paintings, sculptures, Art objects and furniture will be exposed.  These masterpieces, some never presented in France from the Ancien Regime, allow the public to better know the famous monarch through his personal tastes than his public image.

This is an opportunity to discover the incredible collection of animal paintings ordered by Louis XIV, including its wildlife artist favorite, Alexandre-Francois Desportes. Read the rest of this entry »

Insolent II, the return

small variation of  this one

it has been a while I was talking about it, well that’s it, I start …

The realization of a charging elephant ! The fact is that it will (for now) the largest oil painting that I’d never done:

2m50 high and 2m wide … (8¼’ x 6½’)

Following the advice of artist friends, I ordered the canvas in Marin’s, French canvas specialist, who could make a canvas strong enough to carry its own weight without warping or twisting.  Delivery delay : 5 weeks …

Well I have to admit  that when they delivered the canvas at home, , it would obviously not fit in my small workshop, that is why he sits in the dining room, which  is the only piece to have sufficient height.

unpacking the Canvas ...

Now, I juste have to fix it on the wall …

See you …