Port de Javel

Hier, enfin une belle journée ( ciel presque bleu, chaleur supportable et PAS DE PLUIE).
Sur la proposition de Monique, nous nous sommes retrouvés au Parc André-Citroën pour un pique-nique croquis.
Au bord de la Seine, Port de javel, les statues de Carmona sont installées et nous aussi!
L'endroit est étonnant, un concentré de ville au bord de la Seine, verdure, voiture, trains, architecture....







Yesterday was a nice day, almost blue sky, comfortable temperature and NO RAIN!
Monique proposed this very nice rendez-vous for sketching and pic-nic.
As the Carmona's statues, we were there!
This place is a concentré of town, along the Seine, trees, cars, architecture and trains...

St. Paul de Vence

Had the superb pleasure of being invited (!) to St. Paul de Vence on the Côte d'Azur for a week. The house was simply perfect and we all fell in love with it. With its terraces and different levels, every corner offered a comfortable and quiet place to sit, but I ended up spending most of my time here, on one of the main terraces leading to the living room, with a view of the valley and the village of St. Paul below.





I managed to get out early enough to have a head start on the tourists. A coffee at the Café de la Place, then a nice stroll through the old town, past their famous fountain.

The Fondation Maeght was just up the road (!). I was lucky to catch a great Eduardo Chillida retrospective, and the setting couldn't have been more ideal. The building was made to house exhibitions like these. I ended up enjoying the space and the show so much that I lost myself for a while, and only managed to get this one sketch in from a bench in the Labyrinth by Miro.



Finally, one last quick and crazy sketch on the TGV heading back to Paris. And that was it - a wonderful week in which time almost stood still, which was over all too soon! Thank you so much T&P XXOO!!

Hôtel particulier (détail)

Dernière aquarelle en date, sur le motif jeudi soir (carnet moleskine).

VENISE!!!!

Vendredi, départ pour Venise... Je suis ravie de partir pour cette ville que je ne connais pas, j'ai préparé mes "petites affaires" de dessin, tout en sachant que ce ne sera pas facile de dessiner avec "mon groupe" qui ne dessine pas du tout!
A l'aéroport, j'avais le temps... puis après ça n'a pas été simple (voir le croquis Place st marc que j'ai continué en marchant)
Cette ville est magique, à chaque coin de rue une nouvelle vue qui attire mon oeil...
Je reviens avec peu de dessins, mais c'était un vrai régal! J'espère y retourner un jour...

Last Friday, departure to Venice...So happy to visit this city, I've never been there before!
I've packed my sketching stuff, but I know that drawing is NOT the theme of the journey...
At the airport, it's ok, I have somme time. But then, it has not been that simple (cf Place ST Marc sketch that I partly drew while walking)
This city is magical, everywhere you're looking there's something to draw!
I am coming back home with a few drawings, hoping I'll go back soon.

Voyages

Une récolte de croquis de voyage, entre TGV, hotel et bus...