Colette Wirz Nauke

French Countryside Part V, Original Painting

2019

Artist Comments
Part of a series inspired by Colette's journey through the french countryside. Patterns and blocky brushwork reveal a garden and rustic cottage. "A joyful rhythm can ben seen within the artwork," says Colette. "I created a play between earth tones and bright colors."

About the Artist
Colette Wirz Nauke gathers inspiration from her surroundings and memories and fuses them with her imagination. She has been greatly influenced by Impressionism and Post-Impressionism, especially techniques used by Monet, Cezanne and Bonnard. She tries to use similar approaches in her own work. Colette spends her summer traveling throughout the US and abroad in search of her next muse. When she's not painting, she enjoys visiting art museums and going to parks in search of cherry blossoms in bloom. She currently lives in New York.

Words that describe this painting: landscape, France, countryside, expressionism, architecture, non-representational, modern , acrylic painting, orange, brown

French Countryside Part V
Colette Wirz Nauke
Acrylic painting on stretched canvas
Finished white edges
Ready to hang
One-of-a-kind
Signed on front
2019
36 in. h x 36 in. w x 1.5 in. d
4 lbs. 0 oz.