Jonelle Summerfield

Market in Aix, Oil Painting

2020

Artist Comments
Locals and tourists alike peruse the market in Aix en Provence for fresh dinner ingredients. Jonelle played up the rich summer lighting in the scene, capturing the direct sun on the old facade and the dappled light across the produce, red awnings and purple-toned sidewalk. The edges of this piece are painted a raw umber color.

About the Artist
Although Jonelle Summerfield grew up surrounded by paintings, she initially gravitated toward fashion and design over fine art. Jonelle received her degree in Interior Design in 2001, after which her mother began teaching her to paint. It changed her life. Over the next ten years, Jonelle trained and painted extensively to become a full-time artist. She takes an impressionistic approach to romantic street scenes and city corners. The artist travels extensively throughout North America and Europe, photographing all of her own reference material. Jonelle says it is important for her to remember the mood and feeling of the location she’s painting.

Words that describe this painting: Provence, France, Aix, travel, Europe, market, outside, outdoor, people, shopping, summer, vegetables, food, architecture, cooking, farmers market, fruit, impressionism, travel, cuisine, representational, oil painting, red

Market in Aix
Jonelle Summerfield
Oil painting on stretched linen
Finished edges
Ready to hang
One-of-a-kind
Signed on front
2020
9 in. h x 12 in. w x 1.5 in. d
1 lbs. 0 oz.