Happy Birthday to my brother one day late

Thinking

Acrylic on canvas

24 x 36 inches

Barbara Muir ©

We got home from Paris late last night, have had a wonderful day here

on one of the most beautiful spring days in Toronto (Toronto does spring
well), but we have another big day tomorrow, and I am super tired.
I didn't get a chance to post this Happy Birthday message yesterday to
my brother, and I found a post from last year that says it all perfectly.

"I love this painting of my brother -- and no he doesn't look like this

now.  (As a freelance writer the long hair had to go.) But the painting
(which he owns) is one he posed for.  I like the exuberance of my

brushstrokes in this.  

In between sittings I'm sure we were drinking strong coffee,
laughing our heads off, and perhaps arguing -- something we do
very well, because we can switch the argument on and off at a 
moment's notice, and we still love one another like very good

friends."

Happy Birthday Andrew.  

Have loving your life day.

We leave Paris today

Steven and me on our last
day in Paris
(I don't know what the lady
behind us is doing.)
Photo
Barbara Muir © 2024
We look very tired and happy.

To say we are sad to leave is an understatement. We've had such an 
amazing time here.  I know I've said that too many times, but I can't say
it enough. Please, if you get the opportunity, visit Paris.  

So we've packed up and are probably on the plane, flying over the ocean
watching Haute Potentiel Intellectuel with subtitles.  We love that show.
You can't get it with subtitles anywhere but on the plane.  True.  So
we'll be watching and drinking champagne. Air France is quite wonderful.

It will also be good to be home.  I miss my family and friends in Toronto,
and my cats and our dog. And our house.  And our street and our city.

And if we can, we'll come back as soon as possible

Love you Paris. 

Have a loving your life day.

Our last night in Paris

Paris
Photo
Barbara Muir © 2024

What an incredible time we've had -- so much fun, meeting so
many wonderful people.  Thank you to Paris, and to our friends
here, for making this a trip to remember.  It was wonderful.

We will miss everybody, and everything about Paris.  Thank
you.

Have a loving your life day.

Another beautiful day in Paris

Jardin des Tuileries, Paris
Photo
Barbara Muir © 2024

Today we visited artist friends and they served us a beautiful wine, and
delicious pastries.  We had such animated discussions about everything
that's going on in the world -- a challenge for us, they were speaking
very fast intelligent french -- and so much fun.

The weather was perfect -- a little bit cool, and sunny with spectacular
clouds.  The whole city seemed happy.

Have a loving your life day

Une Journée à Paris (a day in Paris)

 

Paris today
Photo
Barbara Muir © 2024

A man named Sascha was selling
little easels and photos on a 
bridge near the Notre Dame cathedral.

I put my card on one of the easels
and he let me take a picture.

Then I gave him the card, and
he gave me an easel. So sweet.
Photo
Barbara Muir © 2024

Notre Dame Cathedral under construction
Photo
Barbara Muir © 2024

What a lovely day it was in Paris today.  The sun was out, the clouds were
magnificent against a pure blue sky.  The people we meet here are so kind.
This morning in the breakfast room in our hotel the women who run the
room had purchased two different brands of oatmeal for me, because I
said I wanted some.  I explained to them that it had to be cooked, and they
got out a big pot and we cooked my oatmeal together laughing.
So sweet.

It was the same all day -- everyone we talked to was super kind.  So it
was another wonderful day in one of our favourite cities.  I hope you had 
a good day wherever you are.  I sketched a bit in the restaurant at lunch,
and in a different restaurant at dinner, and it was so much fun.

Have a loving your life day.

The Musée D'Orsay

Le Repas, dit aussi Les Bananes

Huile sur papier marouflé sur toile

Paul Gaugin © 1891

In the Musée D'Orsay, Paris, France

(Forgive my bad photo)

Visiting the museums here is a challenge because I have ripped knees,
so I can walk, but not stand for any length of time, without pain.  Today.
because of the rain, late in the day the line clipped along, we got in, and took
the elevator to the fifth floor to see our favourites.

Some were gone, maybe in other exhibitions in preparation for the Olympics. 
We don't know.  But that meant that there were paintings there that we'd never
seen before.

How exciting.  I'll share some.

Les Alyscamps
Huile sur toile
Paul Gaugin © 1888

In the Musée D'Orsay, Paris, France
(Forgive my bad photo)

Champs de tulipes en Hollande
Huile sur toile
Claude Monet © 1886
In the Musée D'Orsay, Paris, France
(Forgive my photo)

Have a loving your life day.

More fabulous art in Paris

Mériter son Ciel
Oil on canvas
 47.24 x 80.31 inches 

Anais Prouzet © 2023
(bad photo by me --
Barbara Muir)

Yesterday Steven and I went walking as has been our source of 
enjoyment here in Paris. Walking over to the Luxembourg Gardens
we passed a wonderful gallery, Galerie Olivier Waltman, with a kind
and funny manager, Ralph, which he said to pronounce with an H like Hralph.

The paintings and drawings in the gallery were astounding -- highly
emotive, and high realism.  We were oohing and awing and met the
artist, Anais Prouzet who was just leaving for another engagement.  Her
series is called  You breathe, I hear you on the other side of the earth.

The exhibition was stunning, and we left feeling so lucky to have
been here to see it.

More from Paris tomorrow.

Have a loving your life day.