Quentin Roosevelt

View from the flight Paris - Bucarest for my work,
in the black frame the lands of Coulonges-Cohan and Chamery.
There are many rapeseed fields (yellow) because it's springtime.

Zoom on black frame, i'm very glad, i can start the homage to Quentin.

During my holiday i went to Zürich the 4th august 2017.
There is the same plane of Quentin in Switzerland, at the Air Force center of Dübendorf.

Discovery of the Nieuport C28 among the many planes in the story of aviation.

Between November 1917 and july 1918, 450 planes of this type were used by the US Army to France during the First World War.
Horizontal speed max: 206 km/h
Span: 8.16 meters, length: 6.40 meters and weight 435 kg.

I taken many pictures during my visit, but chose this first picture to put Quentin on stage.

It's very easy to turn around the plane, it's suspended from the ceiling.

You can see the Switzerland's badge on wing.
During my trip to Zürich, I had the idea to make a tryptic symbol of peace for the 3 countries concerned by the history of Quentin, United States, France and Germany.

As soon as come back from Switzerland i went to Coulonges-Cohan the 6th august 2017 to see the right colors of the lands and the fields during summertime. This picture is a view of the area of Chamery from the road of Cierges to Chamery.

View of the fountain at Chamery erected in memory of Quentin by the Roosevelt family.
It was here that my father explained to his children, about fifty years earlier, the story of Quentin died on July 14th 1918, the National Day of France, it's a symbol to the French People.
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View of landscape around Coulonges-Cohan from the road of Vieux-Vézilly to Coulonges-Cohan near the edge of the forest. To the deep of valley there is L'Orillon river and the road from Villers-Agron to Fère-en-Tardenois.

There are ploughed fields and young alfalfa.

Harvested and ploughed wheat fields near of crossroad of Chamery and Coulonges-Cohan

Harvested and ploughed wheat fields and young alfalfa above Coulonges-Cohan and Chamery.

First step, position of plane on each canvas.

The shooting of the landscapes of Coulonges-Cohan and Chamery are slightly different on the three Studies.

Third drawing finished the august 7th 2017

I start with the background scenery for the three scenes with the same colors.

The colors are soft, I must spare the area of plane.

The top of the canvas is blurred towards the horizon and the bottom is accurate with the topography of the place.

I wish colors without camouflage.

Without military guns, without badges.

With light grey and blue colors, the neutral colors for the peace symbol. These colors make me think of the heroes of Stan Lee set in in drawing by Moebius: the Surfer Silver.

I showing Quentin sowing the doves of peace.

I've been looking for pictures of Quentin's faces on web.

All doves have flying figures different

Oil on canvas 80x61, status: private collection

Oil on canvas 80x61, status: private collection

I finished the third painting study on September 6th
Oil on canvas 80x61, status: private collection
November 2017, I showed these 3 studies to Jacques KRABAL (French National Assembly), he will allow me to expose my paintings to the MAFA ( (Maison Amitié France Amérique) of Château-Thierry. I Lire la suite

I started this work at the end of February 2018. I built the wooden frame and I drew the canvas, then I painted the background and spared the airplane and the Doves

I make the same principle as for studies,

The longest work is on the aircraft.

The aircraft appear.

I finished the painting by a coat of varnish on March 26th, 2018. The work lasted one month.
Oil on canvas 200x150

The three studies and the large canvas were exhibited at the Château-Thierry MAFA from March 31st to April 28th, 2018.

At the beginning of August 2018, Freddy Dussart calls me on my phone, he organizes Quentin's centenary since two years ago at Coulonges-Cohan.
I decided to donate the largest canvas to the Roosevelt Family and the other paintings to France and Germany during the centenary celebrations of Quentin Lire la suite