As I walked down Royal street, I was so excited to look through the art galleries. One of the first galleries we walked into, there were these beautiful oil paintings displayed. The artists name was Isabelle Dupuy. The first painting of hers that caught my eye was a painting of a big tree dressed in orange leaves placed in front of a pretty blue sky. All of her paintings were amazing. She would layer the oil paint in very thick layers in the most beautiful vibrant colors. As we walked through the gallery, I asked the man in the gallery about Isabelle Dupuy. He said that most of her work was inspired by the landscape of France, where she was born and raised. He also said that Isabelle would, instead of framing her paintings, paint all the way to the edge and on the sides of her canvases to create the illusion that the landscape she is painting exist beyond these boarders. Something I've always been a fan of when it comes to art is bold colors. Isabelle Dupuy definitely used bold colors, which she expresses through complementary combinations. The texture she created with layers of oil paints was magical, and made me want to reach out a touch her paintings. Her painting aesthetic fit perfectly in the streets of New Orleans. The colors used in her paintings matched the brightly colored building with ferns hanging from their balconies. It was so hard for me to walk out of the gallery because my eyes couldn't get enough.
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