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About Paul

I'm retired, but working at painting, photography, and song writing. We like to travel and paint plein air in new places. Of course that's also where photography comes into the picture, so to speak. Sometimes I get inspired to write songs about the people and places we visit.

Saint Remy De Provence and Vincent Van Gogh

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Paul

On Saturday we visited Saint Remy de Provence, the site of Saint Paul de Mausole Hospital where Vincent Van Gogh was committed for 13 months in the year before he died. During his time there the artist painted some of … Continue reading →

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Van Gogh’s Arles With a Little Roman Ruin For Chaser

Posted on September 24, 2011 by Paul

Thursday we visited Arles, site of Vincent Van Gogh’s brief, but productive, stay in Provence the penultimate year of his life. He painted many pictures here and the locations are marked by easel-shaped plaques depicting the paintings in the place … Continue reading →

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Forests, Wild Horses, Flamingos, the Sea, and Another Walled City

Posted on September 24, 2011 by Paul

Our last day in Cuxac we drove the back roads nearby, enjoying the Montagne Noir’s dark forest, rushing mountain streams, waterfalls, and a couple of quaint villages tucked into river gorges. It was a lovely afternoon with Christina, who then … Continue reading →

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Off the Grid As Predicted

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Paul

As I thought we do not have internet access this week. Our only connection is a free one at a couple of local cafes. That is not fast enough for convenient posting of photos. We would get sloshed sitting and … Continue reading →

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Off the Grid

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Paul

This morning we leave Cuxac Cabardes for Provence. Our next house does not seem to have internet access, so communication may be sparse for the next week. Hopefully we will find a connection. If not, we’ll talk to you all … Continue reading →

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Walled Medieval Towns

Posted on September 20, 2011 by Paul

Two days this week we visited one of the smallest and one of the largest walled towns in this area: Haut-Poul and Carcassonne. Haut-Poul is a tiny village of no more than 40 houses terraced onto a cliffside far above … Continue reading →

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Niaux Cave

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Paul

Yesterday we ventured into the Pyrenees once more to visit Niaux Cave. This cave is said to be the only cave that competes with Lascaux for the quality of and preservation of the works and by the scale of the compositions. … Continue reading →

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Exposition d’Art in Brousses et Villaret

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Paul

One evening this week we attended the opening of an art exposition in nearby Brousses et Villaret. Our hostess, Christina, was one of the artists. The core of the exhibition involved eight women who call their art group The Damn Ladies. Spouses and … Continue reading →

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A Day in Ceret

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Paul

Another day this week we drove to Ceret on the edge of the Pyrennes. The primary purpose of this trip was to visit the Musee de Arte Moderne. Ceret is quite close to Collioure and was itself home to many … Continue reading →

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Catch Up On Posts

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Paul

It’s been a busy week and we haven’t had time to get to a stronger internet signal to make posts. Today we’re staying at home, so I’m going to get caught up on posts. One day we went up to … Continue reading →

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