Cafe de Paris #3 Baby Onesie

Frederic Payet was born on the French Island of Madagascar, reared in Paris and moved to Atlanta Georgia, in 1989. Payet's defining style is impressionism. He uses this style to idyllically encapsulate his perceptions of the world. His work conveys the long-lost environments of a calm countryside, whether French or North American. Two of his significant characteristics, usually underrepresented in the impressionistic works of other current artists, are the boldness of color choice and the vibrating, life-like movement on the canvas. Draped shamelessly in blues and purples, his landscapes are beyond sensual purity. The life-like motion passively emblazoned within the definite application of the palette knife creates a vibrancy hard...