©estandrea – Parisdreamtime 2010
On a dark and cold morning in early April this view was offered to me.
I was on the upper open deck of a sightseeing double-decker tour through Paris with German friends who had come to visit me in Paris. My friends and I were frozen and dishevelled, but happy because it didn’t [...]
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This painting I’m presenting to you today, has been on my mind for almost 2 years now. It had to mature, my watercolor practise had to mature too. My eyes also, I guess, and last not least my mind. Somehow, doing this kind of painting, presented a risk, I feared messing it up, and after [...]
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A sunny cold Sunday afternoon in Paris in late autumn, 5th arrondissement, Place de la Contrescarpe. People are sitting on the “Terrasse du Restaurant Delmas”. Listening to the piano player, chatting with friends, looking at the passersby. Is there a better thing to do on such a fine day?
©estandrea 2010 purchase information: you can buy [...]
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Yard sale means “vide grenier” in French, which means “empty the attic”:)
There are always still lifes to discover when you visit yard sales. All those objects people have loved for a time before getting too used the them. When you get too used to an object, you have to make [...]
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Tomorrow: LOTTERY RESULTS, report and pictures about the IRON LADY.
Today: You can sign up if you want to receive Parisdreamtime News in your mailbox, subscription option in the left sidebar:)
See you tomorrow,
love
Andrea
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Say you are in, if you haven’t already:) for a little pendant for your cellphone, a little mirror for your handbag, two Eiffeltower magnets! Leave your comment and I’ll put you into the lotterie, will get back here on my return on Thursday next week!
love
andrea
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Hello there, THANKS SO MUCH FOR FOLLOWING ME TO THIS NEW BLOG CALLED
PARIS DREAMTIME
Welcome to my new space here, where everything has it’s place. Miss Doodle and the Metroheads have special pages, so everything is a little more simple to manage. I will continue to work on this new blog, cause as you know, a good blog [...]
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copyright ©estandrea 2009 / watercolor on Arche Paper 300 g – 23 x 28 cm / 9.1 x 11 inches
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La Grande Mosquée de Paris, “the great mosque of Paris” is located in the 5th arrondissment, not far from the Place Monge.
You can go by metro n° 7 [...]
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Watercolor on Arche Paper, 26×36cm – 140 lb / 10 x 14 in
In my previous post I told you about my discovery of a painting of Anton Van Dyck in the Musée Jacquemart André here in Paris; Today I’d like to talk a little more about this beautiful place and [...]
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