Lucien Delarue

French Rice Gauche oil Painting by Lucien Delarue,

Circa 1960

One of a kind, big size Oil on canvas black and white painting showing some surprisingly colorful details that makes a great contrast. The search of the light takes the artist outsi...

One of a kind, big size, Oil on canvas black and white painting showing some surprisingly colorful details that makes a great contrast. The search of the light takes the artist outs...

Oil On Canvas On Panel, Mediterranean View With Sailboat And Cliffs Additional information about the work: Title: Mediterranean View Medium: oil ...

"Lost Between The Details" depicts a open skies and city lights. This scene is of no particular place, but rather Carpenter's interpretation and compilation of various places he has visited. As a painter, I examine how the depiction of light contributes to our experience of paintings. The portrayal of light helps a painting to convey the atmosphere and mood of a scene, and is much of what enables a painting to convey depth and realism. Our perception of lighting features occurs largely through pathways in the brain that carry only black and white information, pathways which are distinct from areas that encode the colors and details we use to delineate specific objects. By painting in grayscale, I try to interact specifically with this region of our visual system, with the hope of conveying some of the spaciousness and emotional significance that light can imbue on scenes. Light, whether as the crisp contrast of a back-lit forest or the gray haze of an industrial landscape, is what defines a scene. Its power to communicate the feel of a place is the principle subject of my paintings. The Blue Azul Collection...