Thinking about Paris for the past few days. We visited
the city coming home on May 6, last year, so the
desire to go back is strong right now.
This is one of the photos I showed in a former blog.
the city coming home on May 6, last year, so the
desire to go back is strong right now.
This is one of the photos I showed in a former blog.
My plan was to photograph the wonderful postcards I had
of my painting Dream Selfie in the Carrousel du Louvre show,
in different venues around Paris -- giving my model Regan
the Paris experience from a distance -- but I ended up being too
busy in the moment to remember most of the time. Here's one with Regan
metaphorically enjoying a glass of delicious Sancerre with us
when we ate at Khao Thai, on rue Dauphine most evenings.
I did hand out many, many postcards of Dream Selfie both at
the Louvre and around Paris in my travels. Everyone loved them,
which made me super happy.
in different venues around Paris -- giving my model Regan
the Paris experience from a distance -- but I ended up being too
busy in the moment to remember most of the time. Here's one with Regan
metaphorically enjoying a glass of delicious Sancerre with us
when we ate at Khao Thai, on rue Dauphine most evenings.
I did hand out many, many postcards of Dream Selfie both at
the Louvre and around Paris in my travels. Everyone loved them,
which made me super happy.
Because we arrived home from our last Paris trip just over a year ago, Paris
is on my mind. That trip left me flying high in a state of perpetual inexplicable
happiness, and no amount of bad news could bring me down for at least a
month. Now the memory seems to be seeping into me a year later, and once
again making me happy.
A fabulous Brooklyn artist and friend, Pete Sinjin, who I met last year as he
painted onthe banks of the Siene, posted some beautiful paintings by Monet that I'd
never seen before, and that lead me to discover this post about our time in Paris.
"Okay I confess, I have thought about Paris more than is
probably healthy since I landed back in Toronto. I have
pined for it, longed for it and missed it. Too much?
Go there for me this weekend, and report back. Meanwhile
I'll give those of you who can't go a bit more exposure.
probably healthy since I landed back in Toronto. I have
pined for it, longed for it and missed it. Too much?
Go there for me this weekend, and report back. Meanwhile
I'll give those of you who can't go a bit more exposure.
Clouds reflected in a bus window outside the Musée d'Orsay
Doing the happy people pose at
the Orangerie Museum in Paris. This is
the museum specially made
to house Monet's waterlilies, and it
is beautiful. I am a devoted fan of
Monet's. I have seen his work in
Stuttgart, Germany -- where I fell
deeply in love with his poplars,
in New York City, where I rush to
see the Monet water lilies (also
magnificent before the museum closes, when
I arrive), in Ottawa, Canada -- last year
his bridges, and in Paris -- Oh Monet!
Steven at the Orangerie with the
beautiful Monet Waterlilies
More of Monet's Waterlilies at the Orangerie.
Detail from Monet's Water Lilies
Is there more? So much more. But this is all for now. I miss you Paris.
Things have happened on this side of the Atlantic that make me want to catch
the first plane into CDG. But the truth is I'd feel that anyway except for my
wonderful family and friends, who keep me grounded and sane and happy
back here at home --in Canada."
Have a loving your life day!
Things have happened on this side of the Atlantic that make me want to catch
the first plane into CDG. But the truth is I'd feel that anyway except for my
wonderful family and friends, who keep me grounded and sane and happy
back here at home --in Canada."
Have a loving your life day!
