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Niagra Falls Cascade at Night Acrylic on canvas 48 x 36 in. or 122 x 91 cm
“I was hooked on the French Impressionist and Post Impressionist painters by the age of fifteen. My studies began by copying and studying the techniques of Monet, Van Gogh, Cezanne, and Gaugin; these artists are still my greatest influences today. My oil and chalk pastels are done in nature and then I use my favorites as templates for the acrylic paintings. With my oceanscapes, I try to recreate the peaceful feeling of watching and listening to the waves in constant motion. If I am lucky the clouds are fluffy with animal shapes. When I begin a sunset I never know what my final result will be. I have to work fast because the light changes rapidly and so does the magnificent colors in the sky. Mountainscapes present the same challenges with light changing rapidly. As the light changes so do the shapes and colors on the mountains; I think this must be where the Indians found patterns for their tribal art.”
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Acapulco Sunset Acrylic on canvas 48 x 36 in. or 122 x 91 cm
MONIQUE CARASSO HEUBEL CURRENT MASTERS • [59]