Original artwork description:

Absolutely delighted that this floral abstraction was selected by the jury of the Paris Salon d’Automne for inclusion in their 2020 exhibition. This Salon was established in 1903, and in their own words – ‘the Salon d’Automne precipitated the emergence of all the major artistic trends of the 20th century: Surrealism, Cubism, Abstraction, New Figuration, and Singular Art. It includes all the greatest names in modern painting, from Cézanne to Picasso, the Paris School, Dali, Zao Wou Ki and Antonio Manfredi (2014) or Moebius (2015).’

On our return from Oz back to France in May, we were in partial lockdown, and I decided to paint a few of the scenes in our backyard, and this is the Clematis vine that is growing on the gite deck. So, from lockdown in rural France in June to the Salon d’Automne in Paris in October! This is the fourth time in the past six years that I have been exhibited by the Salon, and it is most rewarding indeed to get this sort of recognition.

Materials used:

oil paint

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