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The following paintings are the results of three trips that I was able to make to Provence. The quality of the light in this area of France is unique, and it is what drew Impressionist painters like Monet, Van Gogh, and Cezanne there to paint. Traveling to another country is always a stimulating experience for me because it offers me the opportunity to experience a different culture. I believe that the feeling and excitement that I paint into a scene is sometimes the most important factor in the painting. Words fail me when I try to describe the overwhelming feelings experienced when I was painting at the edge at Monet's water lily garden. I realized that I may have been standing in the exact place that he painted a century ago. Each painting in this collection was painted plein air, on location.

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