Cicada and ant, based on La Fontaine’s fable. Spoiler alert, not sure the cicada will survive winter… Cicada: paper, white gesso, ballpoint. Ant: wood, oil paint, 2025. #fablesdelafontaine #lacigaleetlafourmi #fredericlere #art #bsky.art
Nicolas Martiau: born on Ré Island, France, he fled religious persecution to England and arrived in 1620 in Jamestown, Virginia. Earliest American ancestor of George Washington. Oil on canvas, 38 x 24 inches, 96 x 61 cm, 2025. #nicolasmartiau #huguenot #powatan #jamestown #fredericlere
This 2015 watercolor of Edmund Pettus Bridge marked the 50th anniversary of the 1965 March from Selma to Montgomery. Martin Luther King Jr. led the March, which started from the bridge. #selma #civilrights #MartinLutherKingJr #pettusbridge #mlk #mlkday #fredericlere
The scrumptious “Nana”, wood reinterpretation of discoveries made by Jean de Léry in the short-lived French Antartica settlement in 1556. Oil-painted plywood cutout, 11 x 9 x 5 inches, 2025. #jeandeléry #franceantartique #fortcoligny #pineapple #ananas #riodejaneiro #ronsardlere #fredericlere
From another book project I worked on, back in 2018: the Lions’ Court at the Alhambra, Granada, Spain. I painted over 50 watercolors to illustrate the “De Salomon à Soliman“ architecture history book. #arthistory #alhambradegranada #granadaspain #salomonsoliman #watercolor #fredericlere
Working on an artist book and group show project: The Cicada and the Ant, a La Fontaine fable. The ant is getting there…
#thecicadaandtheant #lafontaine #woodcutouts #fredericlere
Preview of coming attractions: Les Fourberies de Scapin, linocut illustration. #lesfourberiesdescapin #moliere #linocutprint #linogravure #fredericlere #scapinlere
3 panoramic views of New York City shown at the 2017 Talented Art Fair in London #nycartist #cityscapes #fredericlere
Downtown Manhattan seen from Pier 57. Little Island is an inverted skyline, together with Wall Street it draws an “S”. Hudson River view #2, oil on canvas, 25 x 36 inches, 2024 #newyorkbay #hudsonriverpark #pier57 #littleislandnyc #newyorkart #newyorkcityartist #oilpainting #fredericlere
“t’ Fort nieuw Amsterdam op de Manhatans”, engraving printed in 1651. Could the Lenape people have imagined what would happen to Manahatta? Oil on canvas, 21 x 29 inches, 54x 73 cm, 2024.
#hellskitchennyc #treasuresnypl #nicoleeisenman #fixedcrane #publicart #madisonsquarepark #fredericlere
