This painting was an order
It was ordered by the boy in the centre of the painting. He wanted to seize this instant of his life as he was so happy. He was in college with his two friends and they were having a drink in the old town of Nice. The boy on the right is my son Nicolas. I was asked to respect the resemblance of the the three boys, but I could do what I wanted in the background. I removed some people I didn't like and added others and changed colours etc. It was a big job and took a long time to paint. The boy was happy with the painting! That's the most important.