ICONIC MEUNIER STILL LIFE ORIGINAL OIL PAINTING

A VIBRANT FLORAL STILL LIFE BY MASTER ARTIST MONIKA MEUNIER. THIS OIL PAINTING DISPLAYS MEUNIER'S SIGNATURE USE OF RICH IMPASTO TEXTURE AND COMES IN A CUSTOM BUILT MODERN BLACK FRAME. IT MEASURES 34x34 INCHES (86.36 X 86.36 CM). AT THE AGE OF TWO, MEUNIER'S FAMILY MOVED TO PARIS WHERE SHE WAS RAISED. GROWING UP, HER FAMILY PROVIDED HER WITH ARTISTIC INSPIRATION AS SHE HAD MANY AUNTS AND UNCLES WHO WORKED AS PAINTERS, MUSICIANS, AND PHOTOGRAPHERS. BY STUDYING THEIR WORKS, MEUNIER WAS ABLE TO DISCOVER HOW TO COMPOSE DEEP MEANINGFUL PAINTINGS THAT CAPTURE NATURE'S TRUE ESSENCE. WHEN SHE TURNED TEN HER FAMILY MOVED TO NICE, A CITY LOCATED IN THE FRENCH RIVIERA, WHERE SHE LATER ENROLLED IN LES BEAUX ARTS OF NICE TO FURTHER DEVELOP HER ARTISTIC TALENTS. AFTER COMPLETING HER SCHOOLING SHE TRAVELED WORLD-WIDE, LIVING IN THE UNITED STATES AND GERMANY. THESE COUNTRIES PROVIDED INSPIRATION THAT LED TO HER EXPERIMENTATION IN VARIOUS FORMS OF EXPRESSIONISM AND GREATLY ENRICHED HER APPRECIATION OF ART. IN 1992 MEUNIER MOVED BACK TO FRANCE AND ESTABLISHED THE NICE ARTS ASSOCIATION FOR FRENCH PAINTERS AND HELD EXHIBITIONS FOR HUNDREDS OF PAINTERS SINCE ITS OPENING. MEUNIER'S WORKS PRESENT COLLECTORS WITH IDEALIZED VERSIONS OF THE BEAUTIFUL REGION THAT SURROUNDS HER STUDIO, AS THE TOWERING CYPRESS AND OLIVE TREES INSPIRE HER CONSTANTLY. SHE USES ONLY OIL PAINTS AND CAREFULLY APPLIES THEM TO THE CANVAS WITH A PALETTE KNIFE, RESULTING IN HER DISTINCT TEXTURAL STYLE WITH RICH VIBRANT COLORS.