C'est la vie francais

Given the vintage Citroen, the short dresses, high heels and wine glasses, I would guess I came upon a fashion shoot along the Seine in Paris. Or maybe this is just being French.

Excellent colour, composure and artistic effect.

Wayne...Into my Favorites!Good work!!!Salutations-Laurent

Wayne,

Excellent work,

I would also like to see'original capture'which for sure has to be very appealing...

Regards,

ZT,

Wonderful creative work of art Wayne, with amazing colors & effect. Take care,..............Patsy

Thanks, Laurent. That made my day.

Thanks, Chris. Not sure what caught my attention first - the short dresses or the car.

Thanks, ZT. Seeing the original image would spoil the magic. I was some distance from my subjects, cruising down the Seine. The image is not that sharp and there is too much detail.

Thanks, Patsy. I am not sure that many of the French dress that way. I saw a few very high heels.

nice painting

Many thanks for visiting and kind comment, Kombizz.

interesting adaptation...blue really stands out here...regards....David

Thanks for stopping by and the kind comment, David.

Wonderful painting, Wayne! As always! PDE

This is truly a wonderful modification, but knowing it IS a photograph, I can appreciate the personal taste you have added to the image, thanks to a great deal of mathematics and the wonders of digital post-processing programs. Thumbs up! DG

Thanks, Pierre and Daniel. I now see first as a painter and then as a photographer. Usually if there are people in the scene it becomes a painting.

Wayne, I read your response to Pierre and Daniel and found it most interesting, especially trying to apply it to my work. I bemoan the fact that I have absolutely no basis for thinking that I might have the sort of abilities that one might have as a painter.

Michael, thanks for commenting. Sometimes I talk too much about art. I think it is my way of trying to understand what I am trying to do. Your work, your unique way of seeing is part of my education.

I had to take a look upon your gallery and I must say, that this one caught my eye from the start! Marvelous contrasts and beautiful balance. Eventhough it's stylized it still tells the story.

The car or the dress 1st? Les 2 mon capitaine !(expression from the army as you had guessed)

 

Very nice indeed, thank you!

Sorry so long in responding to your kind comment, Gasper. Many thanks.

Thanks, Jean-Claude. This is the second time responding. I think I forgot to hit the "add comment" button the first time.

As I grew up, my late father use to own a couple of this car. This sure bring up old memories ... my oldest brother was taught how to drive it and then when he left for the US, I was left with the task to clean, wash and move it in/out of the house. It's a universal image (to me) since it's made in France but it exists in man y corners of the world and definitely in mine (many years ago). Very nice image Wayne Saddler! You probably reach more than your intended target, LOL! - Beautiful image!

Like a memory from the times I lived in Geneva and visited Paris in the 1960s, as a teenager. Wonderful

Thanks, TmJ and Roger. Not much of a world traveler so this scene with the car and people really caught my attention. It felt is crossed eras.