Just Breathe

Samantha French draws inspiration from her childhood memories of floating in the tepid lakes on northern Minnesota on hot summer days. These paintings are so refreshing . . . can’t you just imagine yourself in one of these painting right now?

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(via LSpace, Samantha French prints available on Etsy

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  1. Reptilia wrote:

    These draws are amazing!! LOVE them!

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    xx

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  2. These are so amazing! So so impressive, makes me wish it wasn’t raining to I could swim!

    xoxo
    Juliette Laura
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  3. Paty wrote:

    I love your blog!
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  4. Rachelle wrote:

    She is so talented, this is amazing.

    xo
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  5. ohhh these are wonderful! i want one for my bathroom!

    <3becky
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  6. Lauren wrote:

    These are so detailed, they almost look like photographs. Really lovely paintings

    Lauren
    livinginaboxx
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  7. meg wrote:

    These are awesome! Love the color and the texture of these.

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  8. STEL STYLE wrote:

    Amazing pictures!!

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  9. Irene wrote:

    Wow, they are amazing! So much detail!

    xx

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  10. adriana wrote:

    Beautiful!

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  11. Sophie wrote:

    the colors in these are fantastic! love the vibe xx

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  12. these are done beautifully and bring up some great memories of my own. thanks for sharing!

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  13. Steven wrote:

    I am an artist and know that painting human skin and water are difficult. These are good.

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  14. Ashley wrote:

    This immediately reminded me of a local artist (in Alabama) Jeannie Maddox http://www.jeanniemaddox.com/swimmers.html
    Growing up a friend’s mom had several at her lake house, i use to think they were photographs until one day i actually assessed them 😉

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  15. Alyx wrote:

    Insanely beautiful.

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  16. Jackie B wrote:

    These are great and actually take you there. I felt myself holding my breath.

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  17. McKenzie wrote:

    Wow, these are sensational! Such perfect moments!

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  18. Dani Zoo wrote:

    I love these paintings, thought they were pictures at first!
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    5.30.13
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  19. Rhiannon Eyre wrote:

    These are amazing, I can’t get over how real they look! She’s got it spot on. Really makes me wish I was on holiday!

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  20. these pieces are stunning. really capture the rippling of the water so well!!

    XO, Stefanie
    Life on the Squares

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  21. Nancy wrote:

    What an incredibly talented Artist she is. I’ve never seen anyone paint so much movement in water before, down to the minute bubbles. Amazing!

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  22. Holly wrote:

    I seriously love these! Amazing work!

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  23. Krissy wrote:

    omg these are so great!
    I really need to grow a pair and start committing to buying some art.

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  24. I had also previously blogged about her too. Love her work

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  25. Mun wrote:

    What an awesome concept!

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  26. tatiana wrote:

    beautiful

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  27. Yuri wrote:

    i love the way Samantha plays with the daily light, sun rays light. Incredible feel of water. Looking at her paintings I feel the freshness of water! really very nicely done!!

    6.19.13
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  28. Such great paintings. They capture simple colors and light so well.

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  29. Afsaneh wrote:

    prefect, i really love them

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