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Notre Dame Paris Visit

Today was a few hours walking around the 2nd Arrondissement and to Notre Dame cathedral. The items below are from a area within the cathedral called the “Treasury”. Painted niche walls.
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Another Garden Year

My garden is my most beautiful masterpiece. Claude Monet In 2024 I set out to make a watercolor bouquet of the flowers in my garden in the style of 18th century Pieter Casteels III. We know them as the ubiquitous engravings, the classic “Twelve Months of Flowers”. Each month I would sketch in watercolor the…
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Paris Log

A collection of scenes from a small area in Paris November 2024. Marche Montorgeuil Gastronomy and Pâtissiers Around every corner and up every narrow street … it makes Paris, PARIS! We made a visit to Pere LaChaise via metro The Pere-Lachaise cemetery has two centuries of history with many well know residents. On this November…
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Paris Paper and Bookbinding

Arrived Paris this week for a workshop with The Travelling Bookbinder* . We started by wandering the arrondissements for vintage and modern papery collections. Of course, Paris has so many places to explore… Then, to end the day with a fellow workshop participant, sipping Campari & Soda and a Last Word … with my sketchbook…