Jun 12
I’m on the road for the rest of the week so I thought I’d post a few more from Paris.
Archive for the 'Paris' Category
May 25
Of course we had to spend a day at Versailles and the Louvre or our trip to Paris wouldn’t be complete. From the Louvre - in addition to the close up of an Egyptian sarcophagus I posted the other day - our favorites were definitely the Mona Lisa (I thought the reflections in the bottom were kind of interesting, though I may remove them later on), Venus de Milo, and our #1 favorite Winged Victory of Samothrace.
Versailles was amazing too. Kim and I kept looking at each other and asking ourselves why anyone would need so much space/stuff. But it was all really cool to see. As we were leaving the clouds were moving in for a pretty heavy, but short-lived rain and I caught a glimpse of the statue of the woman holding the caduceus and grabbed a shot, thinking of my mom (a nurse), and it’s actually one of my favorites with how the clouds and shadows really work for me. The final image at the bottom… I have no idea what it is but thought it looked interesting. I don’t think there was a description nearby and if there was it would’ve been in French. So if anyone knows what this thing is, let me know.
More to come…
May 24
A few months ago as Kim and I were figuring out what we wanted to do while in Paris we saw an episode of Art and the City on Ovation. There, we were told of this little art supply shop called Sennelier where artists such as Cézanne, Gauguin, Soutine, Modigliani, Kandinsky, Bonnard, Picasso, Cocteau and others came to find just the right colors for their master works. So, of course, we just had to go!
The man who runs the place caught on to the fact that we were Americans and started chatting with us about where we’re from and the like. Turns out, he’s been to Syracuse and has friends at Golden Artist Colors from here in Upstate NY - whose products he sells in the store.
The other shots are both of and from the Eiffel Tower - if that wasn’t already obvious…
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