…thanks Cee for hosting CFFC
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge – Squares and/or Triangles
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Tag Archives: art
I’m a Fan of…….Art
….thanks to Jez for hosting I’m a fan of…..https://jezbraithwaite.blog/2022/05/16/susan-fan-of-156/
The hardest part of this challenge will be choosing which pieces of art to display here. I’ll choose art from our trip and try to limit it to one painting from each gallery we visited.
Monster Monday-Good Luck to all the Runners at the Boston Marathon
….especially to our daughter, Andrea
The Monsieur Rose at the Bon Marché
…..by artist Philippe Katherine
On a recent trip to the Bon Marché in Paris we were delighted to come across a larger than life art exhibit of large pink characters suspended high above the atrium or hanging onto the railings or standing on the floor waiting for shoppers to pose for photos.
Inside the store there was also a special gallery set aside for more of Philippe’s work.
To See or Not to See
…..at what cost would you see the Mona Lisa?
We’ve all seen pictures, videos and documentaries of the Mona Lisa. You may have read books about that mysterious smile or where the art piece itself is central to the storyline.
I’ve heard over and over again how small the painting is in real life and yet when I actually saw it I felt it was larger than I had imagined. Was it worth the long line-ups, the crowds and the close proximity to so many people during a pandemic?
I am not sorry that I saw her up close, well at least as close as you are allowed to be. I stood in line with our son but my husband didn’t. He saw the painting from the back of the room. What I am sorry for is all the art that I didn’t get to see or spend time with, as we hurried along the u-shaped galleries to get to the room where the Mona Lisa hung. I knew we were getting closer when the crowds got denser.
There is so much to see at the Louvre that you need more than one 90 minute slot. We were there at the end of the day and leaving Paris the next morning. Here are a few other art pieces that we managed to see.
One Word Sunday – Diagonal
….thanks to Debbie from Travel With Intent for hosting One Word Sunday https://travelwithintent.com/2022/03/27/diagonal/
Wacky Bird Wednesday – March 30, 2022
….getting ready to fly to France is stressful
After not being able to travel for two years we’re all feeling a little anxious around here about getting on a plane.
Wacky Bird With Attitude
….Kevin wanted me to post this one last Tuesday
Tuesday was a tough day for us. We heard that we were in contact with COVID on the weekend and we needed to take some rapid antigen tests. We’re leaving for France in two weeks and today our daughter is visiting from New Brunswick. The good news is that we’ve all tested negative.
So this bird was named Ticked Off Tuesday. Does he look a bit miffed?
We Found Tonguely
….he found College Royal but I think he took a wrong turn
Hopefully he won’t get into any more trouble but there’s still another day left before the open house comes to an end.
Do you have any idea what kind of trouble he might get into?
Warming Up With Amy
….Amy Maricle promotes slow drawing
On Days 10 and 11 I did more warm-up drawings and painting in my sketch book. Every day I do something to my bigger paintings but nothing feels right.
Mama Cormier 