French View from the Sky

What would a picture look like if the artist was also a pilot? A dozen pictures are on exhibit at the Westport River Gallery.

Dr.

Caudron's (French diabetes physician) paintings are based on a perfect

match between the diverse structures of motifs - through skies

forcefully crushed to grounds which offer surprising perspectives - and,

while the artist is wandering on the chromatic scale with enthralling

boldness, there is nothing he dares not do. Such balance in his works

allows the eye to travel nowhere else than on the painted surface and

trace the detail of some knife-shaped pattern which clears the space for

flat tints so that the eye is focused on what is of the essence.

The

way the surface is used purifies to the greatest degree the subject,

made even more obvious by dismissing any ornament. Such a feeling of the

painting, such a magnificent spirit can rarely be seen and the

combination of the two render a dazzling result, which makes one, under

the spell, forget that is was achieved thanks to extreme rigour. Artist Caudron was born in France in 1947, and admits he is fond of

Southern France's sunlight. Lover of character homes and out of

proportion rooms, former glider pilot, passionate about sailing, gliding

as well as reading. He has exhibited his works for two decades.