View Related Episode: Guitarist Don Latarski, Jeffrey Hull, watercolor artist, Retro Modern with George Perrou

The retro-modern look of George Perrou's paintings comes from a unique method. He "draws" the shapes in tape with an exacto knife before applying them to his canvas. The self-taught Portland artist uses bright contrasting colors and off-kilter curves that he freely admits are inspired by the cartoon show "The Jetsons."

First Broadcast: 2008
Producer: Vince Patton

Appeared in episodes: Guitarist Don Latarski, Jeffrey Hull, watercolor artist, Retro Modern with George Perrou, Guitarist Don Latarski, Jeffrey Hull, watercolor artist, Retro Modern with George Perrou

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The Woman with the Veil
by KC Cowan | 11/17/2009
It isn’t often that the Portland Art Museum brings in an exhibit that consists entirely of one painting, but a masterpiece by Raphael is now on display and worth the trip to see. I finally got there last week and am so glad I did. “The Woman with the Veil” is so stunning, so richly painted [...]
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