The Salle de Fêtes and the Rosseti House in Neuvicq le Chateau was a commision for the Rosseti family, essentially a 'house portrait'. While the commisions are nice I do find them very constraining . There is always a feeling the house has to be very accurate and recognizable which results in a loss of spontaneity and abstraction. In reflection if the painting was still in my studio there would be someone peddling a bike across the square to animate the painting and give the buildings scale. This was one of three produced for the same client, although the third is still in the studio waiting for final inspiration. Maybe that cyclist will finally appear with the proverbial baguette under the arm.
Incidently the frame is a design by Marc Hanson, a Colorado artist who has taught me many things, both in actual painting and simple things such as 'how to build a light-weight inexpensive wet canvas carrier ', using duct tape and foamcore. See http://marchanson.blogspot.fr/search/label/picture%20frames
