Category Archives: Art

These posts are about our art work.

Louvre Discoveries

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Paul

Today we ventured forth to the Louvre despite threatening skies. Jean felt up to it, so we caught the #76 bus in front of our apartment and rode to the Louvre-Pont Neuf stop. When we entered the Louvre courtyard at … Continue reading →

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New Art Discoveries

Posted on July 17, 2011 by Paul

Jean is a little under the weather this weekend with the sniffles, so I took a walk by myself to Musee Carnavalet. The Hotel Carnavalet is a mixture of architecture from 1548 to 1866, when the City of Paris extended … Continue reading →

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Apres Manet . . .

Posted on July 16, 2011 by Jean

This a quick, about two minute sketch I did, copying in pastel, a quick watercolor sketch Manet did on a letter he sent to another artist. I’m sure it didn’t take him longer than two minutes to do his sketch … Continue reading →

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Manet on Bastille Day

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Paul

Last night the firecrackers and bottle rockets began. This morning we ate breakfast watching squadrons of tankers, fuelers, fighters, and helicopters fly past our window. They were flying over the parade down Camps-Elysees, which we chose to avoid. Many shops … Continue reading →

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Settling Into Paris

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Paul

We’ve spent a couple of days settling into JP and Elli’s studio and waiting for our art supplies to arrive from Dublin. One of us needed to be around all the time to greet the delivery, so we didn’t do … Continue reading →

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Dublin to Paris

Posted on July 9, 2011 by Paul

We arrived in Dublin late Wednesday after a wonderful day in the Boyne Valley. Our plan was to use Thursday to arrange shipping of our art equipment to Paris. The airline charged us so much to carry it as baggage … Continue reading →

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All Around Sheephaven Bay

Posted on July 4, 2011 by Paul

Today we explored all sides of Sheephaven Bay. Dunfanaghy sits at the end of one arm of this complex inlet from the vast Atlantic. We began with a stop at The Gallery, the town’s biggest art gallery. It features some … Continue reading →

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Dunfanaghy Dispatch

Posted on July 4, 2011 by Paul

Time for an update from the last three days. We have been busy. On Friday we spent our last day at Rock-a-Doon at a county park on Loch Key near our house. We photographed ruins, walked lovely wooded trails, and … Continue reading →

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Two New Paintings

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Paul

I’ve completed two new paintings at Rock-a-Doon Lodge. One is a small acrylic study of the tower we saw at Glendalough at the beginning of our Irish sojourn. This one will be used to design and paint an oil next … Continue reading →

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Longing for Skellig . . .

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Jean

I am really going to miss the Dingle peninsula and particularly the area where we’ve been staying. It truly feels like home. I could see staying here for an extended time, were it possible. Of course I would like all … Continue reading →

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