Belle Cour Original Painting (Prints)

The painting conveys a feeling of warmth, tropical elegance, privacy, and old-world charm. The abundant plants soften the home's elaborate architecture, while the fountain, balcony, café table, and open shutters make the courtyard feel like a place that is actually lived in rather than simply an architectural study.

The golden-yellow hued building accented with vivid turquoise-blue shutters, doors, and trim evokes a confident spirit as well as a warm, relaxing atmosphere. Its courtyard has two levels, with ornate black wrought-iron balconies and supports creating an intricate framework throughout the composition. On the upper level, turquoise shutters surround tall French doors and windows, while cascading greenery spills over the balcony railings. 

On the lower level, two tall, arched black doors with turquoise trim stand prominently on the back wall. Nearby are traditional wall lanterns, while a small round wall clock adds an interesting architectural detail.

On the right side, there's a charming outdoor cafe-style table and chairs, surrounded by potted plants and flowers. The scene feels intimate and inviting, almost like a hidden courtyard tucked away behind the street. 

The vibrancy of the painting's hues as well as its many detailed architectural features make this painting an opportunity to immerse yourself in New Orleans life.

Prints-Paper Quality:

Luster Paper (Glossy)-Paper by Hahnemuhle is a 290 gsm. 11.4 mil thickness, bright white luster paper which features a microporous resin coating and a 96% opacity coating. 

Fine Art Paper (Matte)-is a bright archival paper 350 gsm, 19 mil. 100% cotton rag media. This acid-free Paper features a bright textured finish and yields prints with a wide color gamut and deep blacks.

Metallic Pearl-Slick Metallic Pearl from Moab is 260 gsm, 12 mil paper with a metallic finish. The paper’s high gloss and metallic finish produces a unique lifelike, almost 3D, quality to any image.

Photo Rag Metallic-Mixes the fine art qualities of a 100% cotton rag baryta paper with the dynamic appearance of a metallic paper. The paper itself has a natural white color with no optical brighteners and a barium sulphate coating yields immense color depth and detail. Complementing this is a shimmering, silvery high gloss metallic finish that benefits imagery with metallic elements. 340 gsm 18.5 mil. thickness.