Portraits à la Parisienne

"La Primative"

In The American in Paris Gallery

This post impressionist painting literally came out of my subconscious.   Clearly it is very Parisian in a French primative style, yet I find it interesting that it is just as much post impressionist!  The bold strokes and colors of  "La Primative" could also be groupe=d in the style of the French Fauves. Fauves means "wild beasts" in French.  Nonetheless, I can see the influence of the artists living the Paris, namely Picasso, Matisse, Lautrec, Gauguin, and VanGogh.  They are my hero's!  Vangogh, however, has a special place in my heart.  Let me explain why...

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