151 Pink Doughnut

Pink Doughnut - n 151

oil on gessoboard, 15x15 cm (aprox 6x6 inches)

Clic here to see the petites gourmandises

I thought I'd paint Tuscany until Christmas but some gallerists came to the studio Tuesday and took away fourteen paintings.  Here is their website Galerie J CH Robert in Honfleur, Normandy.  So that means I have to kick ass and do some good work.  The great thing is that they also want paintings of Paris.  So I've been busy this week, next week will dig in with the colors.  Here are a few shots of the studio: 

This one is of a group of young adults on boulevard Saint Germain.

Taxis in Times Square

And the real pink doughnut on a silver platter I found at a flea market last Saturday -- the plate not the doughnut.

150 Tuscany Surprise!

Tuscany Surprise!

n 150

oil on gessoboard

15x15cm (6x6 inches)

with the help of my 3yr old kid.

Clic here to see the petites gourmandises 

and other available paintings.

It has been too long that Mario Cappelletti from La Bottega in Castellina in Chianti has asked me for new paintings.  I promised that after the GMAC I would work for  him so from now until the end of the year I'm dedicating my time to new Tuscan paintings.  It is refreshing to return to a subject matter that I worked on from 1990 to 2006.  The first years were a discovery, riding on a 200E beige colored vespa into the Tuscan hills and painting from life under rainstorms or at sunrise.  

I'll be posting photos of some of the most historic moments when I lived in Chianti and worked in La piazza.  Great times.  Refreshing it is also to relook old palette combinations with a sure hand and the desire for abstraction.  The above photo was taken with my HTC mobile and needs to be replaced with a high resolution image when the batteries recharge for my digital camera. It is a messy looking painting but I like it.

149 Three Macarons

Three Macarons

n 149

oil on gessoboard

15x15cm (6x6 inches)

Clic here to see all the petites gourmandises

That are at my stand n 54 GMAC- Bastille Paris

148 Sardines au Piment

Sardines au Piment

n 148

oil on gessoboard

15x15cm (6x6 inches)

The overwhelming smell of sardines permeated the air.  Today is day two at the GMAC.

Clic here to see the petites gourmandises

 available for 100 euro each 

at stand 54 under the tent at the GMAC- Grand Marché d'Art Contemporain Bastille- Paris 28 October - 1 November.  Under the tent.

147 Egg and sausage

Egg and Sausage

n 147

oil on gessoboard

15x15cm (6x6 inches)

Today the show begins.  It's a five day marathon and today is the longest 11am to 10pm, hope to see you there...

Clic here to see the petites gourmandises

that will be available for 100 euro each 

at stand 54 under the tent at the GMAC- Grand Marché d'Art Contemporain Bastille- Paris 28 October - 1 November.  Under the tent.

   

n 146 Petit Cake Marbré II

Petit Cake Marbré II

n 146

oil on gessoboard

15x15cm (6x6 inches)

It looks like it's grimacing.  Maybe I should eat it.

Clic here to see the petites gourmandises

that will be available for 100 euro each 

at stand 54 under the tent at the GMAC- Grand Marché d'Art Contemporain Bastille- Paris 28 October - 1 November.  Under the tent.

The GMAC hosts over 1000 artists.   If you want an invitation to enter contact me at: tuscanartistATyahoo.it 

145 Petit Cake Marbré

Petit Cake Marbé

n 145

oil on gessoboard

15x15cm (6x6 inches)

This smelled very good but I didn't eat it.

Clic here to see the petites gourmandises

that will be available for 100 euro each 

at stand 54 under the tent at the GMAC- Grand Marché d'Art Contemporain Bastille- Paris 28 October - 1 November.  Under the tent.

The GMAC hosts over 1000 artists.   If you want an invitation to enter contact me at: tuscanartistATyahoo.it 

144 Clementine Kiss

Clementine Kiss

n 144

oil on gessoboard

15x15cm (6x6 inches)

It's officially winter when the clementines come on the market.  You can tell which ones are supposed to come from Corisca because they leave the leaves on them.

Clic here to see the petites gourmandises

that will be available for 100 euro each 

at stand 54 under the tent at the GMAC- Grand Marché d'Art Contemporain Bastille- Paris 28 October - 1 November.  Under the tent.

The GMAC hosts over 1000 artists.   If you want an invitation to enter contact me at: tuscanartistATyahoo.it 

143 Passion

Passion

n 143

oil on gessoboard

15x15cm (6x6 inches)

This was a lemony custard floating on a chocolate slab over top a raspberry spongecake.  Does it sound like passion?  It tasted like it.  Though I almost called my beau to ask him to meet me in the Montparnasse tower elevator, I decided to wash the dishes instead.

Clic here to see the petites gourmandises

that will be available for 100 euro each 

at stand 54 under the tent at the GMAC- Grand Marché d'Art Contemporain Bastille- Paris 28 October - 1 November.  Under the tent.

The GMAC hosts over 1000 artists.   If you want an invitation to enter contact me at: tuscanartistATyahoo.it 

142 Cracked Egg

Cracked Egg

n 142

oil on gessoboard

15x15cm (6x6 inches)

Clic here to see the petites gourmandises

that will be available for 100 euro each 

at stand 54 under the tent at the GMAC- Grand Marché d'Art Contemporain Bastille- Paris 28 October - 1 November.  Under the tent.

The GMAC hosts over 1000 artists.   If you want an invitation to enter contact me at: tuscanartistATyahoo.it 

Note that only the egg it painted the pink is just a background preparation.  I'm happy with this painting, it's the first time I try to paint a cracked egg.  Cracked egg, sounds like a nutty person.

141 Poire on a Plate

Poire on a Plate

n 141

oil on gessoboard

15x15cm (6x6 inches)

Clic here to see the petites gourmandises

that will be available for 100 euro each 

at stand 54 under the tent at the GMAC- Grand Marché d'Art Contemporain Bastille- Paris 28 October - 1 November.  Under the tent.

The GMAC hosts over 1000 artists.   If you want an invitation to enter contact me at: tuscanartistATyahoo.it 

The image is terribly out of focus, I will update it when the batteries on my camera are recharged.

Oeuf à la Coque

Oeuf à la coque

n 140

oil on gessoboard

15x15cm (6x6 inches)

Clic here to see the petites gourmandises

that will be available at the stand 54 under the tent at the GMAC- Grand Marché d'Art Contemporain Bastille- Paris 28 October - 1 November.  Under the tent.

The GMAC hosts over 1000 artists.   If you want an invitation to enter contact me at: tuscanartistATyahoo.it 

There is something about painting an egg that pulls the traditional out of me.  I had to add the writing on the egg.  It looks like Korean letters.

139 Religieuse Fraise

Religieuse Fraise

n 139

oil on gessoboard

15x15cm (6x6 inches)

Clic here to see the petites gourmandises

that will be available at the stand 54 under the tent at the GMAC- Grand Marché d'Art Contemporain Bastille- Paris 28 October - 1 November.  Under the tent.

The GMAC hosts over 1000 artists.   If you want an invitation to enter contact me at: tuscanartistATyahoo.it 

138 Bonbons Fourrés

Sachet Bonbons fourrés

n 138

oil on gessoboard

15x15cm (6x6 inches)

Clic here to see the petit gourmandises

that will be available at the stand 54 under the tent at the GMAC- Grand Marché d'Art Contemporain Bastille- Paris 28 October - 1 November.  Under the tent.

The GMAC hosts over 1000 artists.   If you want an invitation to enter contact me at: tuscanartistATyahoo.it 

137 Passion

Le Passion

n 137

oil on gessoboard

15x15cm (6x6 inches)

100 Euro at the GMAC stand 54.  

Raspberry custard, sponge cake and dark orange-scented  chocolate filling.  Eat your heart out

136 Haribo Hari Coco

Haribo Hari Coco

n 136

oil on gessoboard

15x15cm (6x6 inches)

Will be available at the stand 54 under the tent at the GMAC- Grand Marché d'Art Contemporain Bastille- Paris 28 October - 1 November.  Under the tent.

The GMAC hosts over 1000 artists.  Not very many are under the heated tent, I got lucky and will be sharing a stand with a sculptor.  She has a great corner position close to one of the entries.  Thousands of people walk by. If you want an invitation to enter contact me at: tuscanartistATyahoo.it 

135 Granate Coupé

Granate coupé

n 135

oil on gessoboard

15x15cm (6x6 inches)

When I cut this open I expected to see the deep crimson red pulp covering the seeds but the color was a pale pink.

134 Granate

Granate

n 134

oil on gessoboard

15x15cm (6x6 inches)

Will be on sale for 100 euro at my stand 54 that the Grand Marché d'Arte Contemporain - Bastille 28 Octobre to 1 November

The market is autumn.  Mushrooms, figs, grapes and pomegranates.  I love the ruby red inside. It reminds me of Salvador Dali's ruby lipped pin.

133 Haribo Tagada

Haribo Tagada

oil on gessoboard

15x15cm (6x6 inches)

It was nice to catch a ray of sunshine in my studio for about an hour.  The direct sunlight makes lovely contrast, much more inspiring than electric lighting. Note that only the sac and shadow are painted, the background is just the color from the defective tube of Ivory black that I bought.  It tends towards a red-purple.  I'll be sorry when the tube is finished because I don't know what color to look for.  The color is close to mixing normal Ivory black and cadmium red but the consistency is different.  Ivory black is smooth like soft butter and cadmium red is pasty.  This defective tube of Ivory black that I'm using is neither and even if I mix the latter two the consistency is just not the same.

This will be for sale at the Grand Marché d'Arte Contemporain 28 October-1 November 2011 - Bastille, Paris.

STAND 54 under the tent.  If you need tickets let me know.  There are over 1000 artists exhibition and the quality is pretty good.

132 Haribo Dragibus

Haribo Dragibus

oil on gessoboard

15x15cm (6x6 inches)

will be for sale at the Grand Marché d'Arte Contemporain 28 October-1 November 2011 - Bastille, Paris.

STAND 54 under the tent.  If you need tickets let me know.