JILL MIRZA
‘Market at Le Puy-en-Velay’
18 x 32 in / 45.5 x 81 cm Acrylic on Canvas 2019
The main impact of this painting is to do with the extraordinary brilliance of colour
found in this unusual French town and the contrast between the verticality of the
towering houses and the horizontality of the large striped awnings. Beneath all the visual
busyness of the place the figures are dwarfed, lurking in the shadows beneath the
umbrellas, creating a kind of underworld, a quieter area for the eye to rest and
grounding the image.
found in this unusual French town and the contrast between the verticality of the
towering houses and the horizontality of the large striped awnings. Beneath all the visual
busyness of the place the figures are dwarfed, lurking in the shadows beneath the
umbrellas, creating a kind of underworld, a quieter area for the eye to rest and
grounding the image.
