vernissage
Friday, September 26, 2008
Field of poppies in Provence by Warren Plauche.
A surprise for you today: a veritable "vernissage" by artist Warren
Plauche! See all twelve "oeuvres," and don't forget to vote for your
favorite watercolor.
vernissage (ver-nee-sazh) noun, masculine
: varnishing; glazing
: private viewing (art), preview, opening (art exhibition)
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Elle saisit une enveloppe contenant une invitation pour un vernissage rue Saint-Denis, à la galerie Aurore... She seized an envelope containing an invitation for a private view in the Rue Saint-Denis, at the Aurore Gallery... --from Short Stories in French: New Penguin Parallel Text
More books: Colors of France: A Painting Pilgrimage
Madame Espinasse - I am Dr. Warren Plauche, a New Orleans obstetrician/med school teacher - retired and turned full time artist. My brother Louis Plauche turned me onto your webpage a year ago and I am now a faithful fan. Several of your photos have caught my artist eye - today the Le Cigalou picture prompted this e-mail. I have pretty eclectic taste in painting subjects and paint many French cafe scenes, landscapes, houses and restaurants....
I wonder if you would be so kind as to allow me permission to render some of your photos in watercolor?...
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Nine months after receiving the Ob-Gyn's letter (neuf mois* being funny coincidence, wouldn't you say?), I am happy to unveil one dozen watercolors from Dr. Plauche's collection (... make that 10, for I am the proud owner of two of these "babies"... on display here in my office in Sainte Cécile-les-Vignes).
I hope you will enjoy the side-by-side painting/photo vernissage. Be sure to vote on your favorite painting (see "Poll" below), but first click here to access the cyber art gallery.
Artist Bio:
Dr. Plauche' was born in Houma, Louisiana in 1933, and was educated in medicine at LSU. A self-trained fine arts painter for over 45 years, he began painting in the 1960's while in Ob-Gyn specialty training at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, MS. Early works were landscapes and seascapes in oil on canvas. (...Continue reading, here)
To inquire about one of these paintings, you may contact the artist directly.
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neuf mois = 9 months; le vernissage (m) = art exhibition
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Watercolor notebook, by Moleskin
French Style Sketch Box Easel
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Monet 2009 Wall Calendar
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