Au Cep de Vigne, oil on Ampersand gessobord, 5x7 inches
The translation of "au cep de Vigne" is simply "vine" by most translation apps, but it is really more like "from the vine" or "vine stock". I choose to add my own interpretation and imagine it being a roundabout way of getting to the end result - "wine" :-). This was painted from another photo of my sister's farewell tour of Europe before returning to the U.S. The building is a hotel/restaurant near Stasbourg, France in the Alsace grape growing region, near the German border. Natural window decorations are common throughout Europe in the old old cities and easy to miss if you are used to looking down. So, when you go to Europe get used to looking up!
I had multiple problems with this one including straight lines! Also, the colors I painted with are true to the historic structure, thus making the photo of the painting run very hot. I rarely manipulate the images I take, but this one had to be cooled down.
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