Musée de l'Orangerie
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On the way to Sennelier today, we visited the Musee D'Orsay and saw some great works. The size and scope of many of these works is really mind-boggling. And I got to see works by an early inspiration: William Bouguereau (1825 - 1905). There were tons of other great works, but my main focus was the monumental Sorolla painting which I have photos of below. I definitely want to go back again at some point because they've got so many beautiful paintings, sculptures, etc. My trip to Sennelier was productive also and I've got my supplies all ready to go! BouguereauSorollaOther Goodies Paid a visit to the local museum, Musée des impressionnismes. As I went through the exhibition with my friend, I spotted my main man: Sorolla! There were many other Impressionist paintings, but my main focus was on this beautiful, large painting.
The weather's been great and I can't wait to get back into the garden tomorrow morning to finish up some painting. What a day and what an experience thus far. I took my first trip into Paris with my program director; We traveled from Vernon to Gare Saint Lazare, which was another favorite spot of Monet. Our journey was to purchase supplies from the original Magasin Sennelier from 1887. I was mainly seeking a roll of oil ground canvas and was being shown a sample book with various surfaces; the gentleman helping me spoke English and was very kind; unbeknownst to me.. I was speaking with a legend because it was Monsieur Sennelier himself (the grandson of the original founder). The entire store was beyond amazing and I could write an entire post about it. Everything was done with care and personal attention. I had quite a shopping list so we were busy while we were there. All the products are the highest quality and it makes me so happy that a place like this exists. I was also being helped by M. Sennelier's daughter who will follow him as 4th generation owner. The journey to bring back the materials involved carrying my roll (over 2 meters long) through Paris back to the station - the last picture below shows my canvas roll stored by the bike rack on the train back to Vernon. I felt like a true artist, bringing my canvas roll and supplies back to Monet's estate Lastly, I'm sharing some photos of the delicious food that I've been enjoying. I know I've only been his since Saturday, but it's been absolutely wonderful. I can't wait to start painting tomorrow! |
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