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French painter inspired by do paper

Evergreen rice fields, friendly people and the quiet life in UNESCO recognised Hoi An have inspired Jean Cabane to paint on traditional do (poonah) paper over the past six years.
Evergreen rice fields, friendly people and the quiet life in UNESCOrecognised Hoi An have inspired Jean Cabane to paint on traditional do(poonah) paper over the past six years.

Cabane, 63,from Nimes in France , has exhibited his work at a gallery onNguyen Thai Hoc street in the ancient city since 2009, three yearsafter settling in Cam Thanh Village .

TheFrenchman has shown his favourite 30 paintings at the French CulturalCentre on Le Hong Phong street in Hue City till April 7 topromote the Hue Festival 2012 from April 7-15.

Following a 12-year job at a gallery in Nimes , Cabane only begunstudying painting at 40, focused mainly on water colours.

"I first painted on normal paper, but found that Vietnamese do paperand ink, made by Duong O village locals, suited me better," he said.

Images of farmers working in rice fields, street vendors and romanticriverbanks are only some of the main topics in Cabane's work.-VNA
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