Vines Oil on linen, 130 x 97 cm. After spending several years dealing with architecture in my work, I have chosen a point of departure, in all honesty, in the desire to explore a wider, brighter palette. This painting is motivated by my admiration for the striking appearance of the pinot noir vines during the… Continue reading Les Vignes
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Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens
My studio is next to the church. I will always feel a debt of gratitude to my village for the privilege of working in a sixteenth-century building. The church was already here for two centuries when my building was established. Saint-Pierre-ès Liens Oil on canvas, 130 x 97 cm.
Autel (J’étais)
The work is based on a ruin in the village of Étais, in Burgundy, not far away from my studio. Judging from the style of the remnants, it was a late sixteenth-century shrine, probably holding a statue of the Madonna and Child. It’s right on the road, visible to all passers-by. The village is on the old road to… Continue reading Autel (J’étais)
Serpent: A work in deep relief
Although this was made in Texas in 2004, it has never been shown. It is on a wall in my studio. It is made of acrylic polymer paste, built up at the highest points at about 2 cm. It is underpainted in oil, in light pthalo blue, then finished in bone black, each scale having… Continue reading Serpent: A work in deep relief
Anthem(For LC): A Mixed Media Construction
The image was created by pouring acrylic gesso onto a clay slab which served as a mould. The idea was to pour an entire painting at once. The wheat was formed by pressing individual stalks (wheat is grown around here) into the clay. After the impressions were made I poured the gesso onto the slab and let… Continue reading Anthem(For LC): A Mixed Media Construction
Andy Feehan Studios: Mussy-sur-Seine, France 