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FEATURED ARTIST - November 2006Raphael RomeuThe Mediterranean area, with its distinctive scenery and dramatic colors, has attracted some of the greatest painters of the world. Raphael Romeu is amongst those painters who has captured this feel through his depiction of blue seas, picturesque hilltop villages, and hot, colorful landscapes.
Romeu's work expresses the beauty of islands in the sea as well as quaint villages, and sunrises or sunsets reflecting off the waters. Romeu’s paintings are dramatic, intense, and alive with color. He presents a world of physical beauty. His is a world bathed in sunlight and touched by sea breezes - a world where man and nature exist in perfect harmony. The viewer is transported directly into the heart of the locale through an immediacy in technique and explicit perspective. His art is relaxing to look at, bringing a feeling of peace and harmony to the mind of onlooker.
Romeu's prints lend themselves to the technique of canvas transfer whereby the prints are made to look like oil paintings. First, the print is coated, via spray or brush with a special acrylic that seizes the ink. After drying the resulting ink film is then carefully separated from the paper and embedded into high quality canvas. At this point, the picture has an image true to the original painting with a lustrous oil sheen and rich canvas texture. Our canvas transfers come stretched on a custom made wooden frame so that they are ready to hang.
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