The weekend before last, I made several paintings. I was inspired by some photos of Ste Genevieve I had taken last year. One of them, because of the large amount of light and white space, I decided to paint in watercolor and detail with ink. The final painting is about 12" x 14" and priced at $125 unframed.
The photo is of a side entrance of The Jean Baptiste Valle House taken in the morning light. This house belonged to the last commandant of Ste. Genevieve and was a center for government activity during the final days of Spanish rule before the French took back the territory and sold it to the Americans. Jean Baptiste Valle, its owner, came from colonial Ste. Genevieve's leading family, which had prospered in mining and mercantile business.
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