tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82405514836964891422024-02-07T05:30:19.401+00:00Marina's blogMarinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02937897343543378530noreply@blogger.comBlogger141125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8240551483696489142.post-7649488751454231882014-11-21T09:19:00.000+00:002014-11-21T09:19:55.450+00:00Andalusia sketches<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">train ride Seville - Granada (1)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">train ride Seville - Granada (2)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">train ride Seville - Granada (3)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">train ride Seville - Granada (4)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">train ride Seville - Granada (5)</td></tr>
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<br />Marinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02937897343543378530noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8240551483696489142.post-69454694115509273212014-09-22T07:55:00.002+01:002014-09-22T07:55:58.106+01:00Provence, summer 2014<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTprtshN4tnnpXPqUndBkucAp3wTPy-KTA0JOO4jSc0FUydWjOha8nYPB3gcgGTLlQ1LwVda2wtMOGG4zFiSC-5myjFsEFJnSmCa3yZAm-inK5lyElPQzAp-NTlhcd_oz3QDjiLBs3Dfwu/s1600/Bonnieux_Provence_2014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTprtshN4tnnpXPqUndBkucAp3wTPy-KTA0JOO4jSc0FUydWjOha8nYPB3gcgGTLlQ1LwVda2wtMOGG4zFiSC-5myjFsEFJnSmCa3yZAm-inK5lyElPQzAp-NTlhcd_oz3QDjiLBs3Dfwu/s640/Bonnieux_Provence_2014.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLxxKKEXSQI3qt5QYAaEwZXjGrV8YIMQPaSFhWjxbHz7QsTlE-fyeKOPUC0kCxxhKb9vbyRJFDP4FbPzHIgi-7Z13SrEf92Okay18RGkXhsSmuDFU_LTMZzt_thyKzmgyfI3DiQOIHMexq/s1600/Bonnieux_Provence_house_2014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLxxKKEXSQI3qt5QYAaEwZXjGrV8YIMQPaSFhWjxbHz7QsTlE-fyeKOPUC0kCxxhKb9vbyRJFDP4FbPzHIgi-7Z13SrEf92Okay18RGkXhsSmuDFU_LTMZzt_thyKzmgyfI3DiQOIHMexq/s640/Bonnieux_Provence_house_2014.jpg" /></a></div>Marinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02937897343543378530noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8240551483696489142.post-77065775880571952312014-08-25T13:42:00.000+01:002014-08-25T13:42:16.179+01:00Italy in the sunshineHere are a couple of watercolours from my recent stay in Lazio, Italy, near to the Tuscan border.
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Marinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02937897343543378530noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8240551483696489142.post-11061549092048250392014-05-20T08:43:00.001+01:002014-05-29T21:45:34.610+01:00Monet's Garden and Buttes Chaumont - springtime<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF5WAvdJRYouFUIhYnPTja4FQs21UDaXN3XFgoh-XwwluNEoheHuATEiFcbgyuJJgXJ2jGr9RJi228bWVPwMuMDL90fRNTMHDsKoum-ugxYHKEDdpENtHBEG1F2kumXfuC9HtyzzpD41T7/s1600/ButtesChaumont_4.5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF5WAvdJRYouFUIhYnPTja4FQs21UDaXN3XFgoh-XwwluNEoheHuATEiFcbgyuJJgXJ2jGr9RJi228bWVPwMuMDL90fRNTMHDsKoum-ugxYHKEDdpENtHBEG1F2kumXfuC9HtyzzpD41T7/s640/ButtesChaumont_4.5.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEsgWkMkmEmIuXSgqGAjatXR-wdohlPh2GwjURT91kUY19uCciH4v8iz5w94voqIp7IdLfpzWbxrVeGDhBwarvstYbH7_l-x_IYrJnCbY87lU450tj9CSdnwbIJtwwLG6G_kH8JElVn9T2/s1600/Monet_garden_2014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEsgWkMkmEmIuXSgqGAjatXR-wdohlPh2GwjURT91kUY19uCciH4v8iz5w94voqIp7IdLfpzWbxrVeGDhBwarvstYbH7_l-x_IYrJnCbY87lU450tj9CSdnwbIJtwwLG6G_kH8JElVn9T2/s640/Monet_garden_2014.jpg" /></a></div>Marinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02937897343543378530noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8240551483696489142.post-40785220629814069412014-01-22T18:20:00.000+00:002014-01-22T18:20:03.681+00:00Canal boat etching<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgErB1PBChzA3eDr4pAADYBbCFYGWMUnZSo1gU309mJfWgihh8jx7lYQTLMtHvTN_yT69yUgZa5XbrX8UhzCXmpUCsU84tENVZBCqwVw9TvGMQZinCBHpYa_6eSzH5JAc71HSf5ec8IVF0M/s1600/canalboat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgErB1PBChzA3eDr4pAADYBbCFYGWMUnZSo1gU309mJfWgihh8jx7lYQTLMtHvTN_yT69yUgZa5XbrX8UhzCXmpUCsU84tENVZBCqwVw9TvGMQZinCBHpYa_6eSzH5JAc71HSf5ec8IVF0M/s400/canalboat.jpg" /></a></div>Marinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02937897343543378530noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8240551483696489142.post-37591229635072463162014-01-02T15:02:00.001+00:002014-01-02T15:02:19.922+00:00Guadeloupe sunshineWishing everyone a very Happy New Year! Here are a couple of sketches from the islands of Les Saintes, Guadeloupe and from a black sand beach on the main island of Guadeloupe, where I was lucky enough to spend Christmas week.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6bCPE3jp5PUv9KV3k3O2j6cPAwNtIiWtl0u6L0x_1jdtuGBPKjnwjFAcjGIMGedK1x5rCWyiU9UjFdEQnCYWc1t_g1cx_xRPc6E5Tr9ijZYvSefDpBzVkiNLzS3ezmJQbBbViozlMWZ6v/s1600/Guadeloupe_plage_28.12.13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6bCPE3jp5PUv9KV3k3O2j6cPAwNtIiWtl0u6L0x_1jdtuGBPKjnwjFAcjGIMGedK1x5rCWyiU9UjFdEQnCYWc1t_g1cx_xRPc6E5Tr9ijZYvSefDpBzVkiNLzS3ezmJQbBbViozlMWZ6v/s400/Guadeloupe_plage_28.12.13.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTiUlK3Z1Un8pYPzcEf_UQYN9pK9Capk7Jye4M1N6FdM9uQk97VoEMTIHFkTxAslCvNscDVo-bQuwSGJM53Nt13_b0fh39ZYkBYCy67di9BtMnWkGlmXhEKNYO5ecnZrYqYrMzCCZijdKN/s1600/LesSaintes_25.12.13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTiUlK3Z1Un8pYPzcEf_UQYN9pK9Capk7Jye4M1N6FdM9uQk97VoEMTIHFkTxAslCvNscDVo-bQuwSGJM53Nt13_b0fh39ZYkBYCy67di9BtMnWkGlmXhEKNYO5ecnZrYqYrMzCCZijdKN/s400/LesSaintes_25.12.13.jpg" /></a></div>Marinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02937897343543378530noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8240551483696489142.post-48059549252784131302014-01-02T15:00:00.000+00:002014-01-02T15:00:21.735+00:00Hôtel du NordHere's another sketch from Hotel du Nord in Paris, from late last year.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMM4XmFDMuPhAd5ed6FpWZsTRyLwKJjqKey9wSO9ahBOtjQ1SkHO_eTJqMOqoXfaCLhyphenhyphentPrmEIof8ovpEoZeMOuXx-yeUKtyLUiZj9RclVObOX-nqIEhZOe_ijGtoZbxl0P-21TBVmcdx5/s1600/HotelduNord_2013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMM4XmFDMuPhAd5ed6FpWZsTRyLwKJjqKey9wSO9ahBOtjQ1SkHO_eTJqMOqoXfaCLhyphenhyphentPrmEIof8ovpEoZeMOuXx-yeUKtyLUiZj9RclVObOX-nqIEhZOe_ijGtoZbxl0P-21TBVmcdx5/s640/HotelduNord_2013.jpg" /></a></div>Marinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02937897343543378530noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8240551483696489142.post-66271140743998549322013-09-05T14:57:00.000+01:002013-09-05T14:57:06.010+01:00Lakes and Castles - Lazio, Italy<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg99-Mq2ggVcYPZzHZWU27FEAvPcPwU9YD7Xatiw_j5N4tRpniootd-6VNaqvppSUjv7fk_fauKf1mDYMIOrcUAHDL4aHJbFWvhlm4ZjJaaBo1C1QUsyzqbIOJxd-ocgBPP3JOxhjAYthe1/s1600/IMG_4528.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg99-Mq2ggVcYPZzHZWU27FEAvPcPwU9YD7Xatiw_j5N4tRpniootd-6VNaqvppSUjv7fk_fauKf1mDYMIOrcUAHDL4aHJbFWvhlm4ZjJaaBo1C1QUsyzqbIOJxd-ocgBPP3JOxhjAYthe1/s400/IMG_4528.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-TIDVWFzFYdNLDZIRyWDtG8QBm8d2Y45s2kSOA3ud_uxhjnDolPK-VfVeOE1wtFgAd7hMBFIAYwJh8x9VRJCxZC4ogRxVa9MiL1HB5Y6r26Fts4uYYSB4tLwh1P6JwPAMYyMwXAUGU4z8/s1600/IMG_4529.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-TIDVWFzFYdNLDZIRyWDtG8QBm8d2Y45s2kSOA3ud_uxhjnDolPK-VfVeOE1wtFgAd7hMBFIAYwJh8x9VRJCxZC4ogRxVa9MiL1HB5Y6r26Fts4uYYSB4tLwh1P6JwPAMYyMwXAUGU4z8/s400/IMG_4529.jpg" /></a>
Here are a couple of small watercolours from my recent stay in Northern Lazio, on the border of Umbria and Tuscany in Italy.Marinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02937897343543378530noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8240551483696489142.post-31073551989548179892013-08-09T14:06:00.001+01:002013-08-09T14:08:07.181+01:00Paris summer sketches<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifIFIwcHAC1-z8BkYA9dqHPM-zpSdw4ev227c5Gr0VdkT6bSShdZ5pK1qaD1cETpOviN4QOfAWK16QDWfeSxc5M9xeHWpg3UCZhk9LJMCG4qTKksV7S48IYalkidPwcfli_Bl9RoYgWxJT/s1600/1098284_10100618506585010_396078517_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifIFIwcHAC1-z8BkYA9dqHPM-zpSdw4ev227c5Gr0VdkT6bSShdZ5pK1qaD1cETpOviN4QOfAWK16QDWfeSxc5M9xeHWpg3UCZhk9LJMCG4qTKksV7S48IYalkidPwcfli_Bl9RoYgWxJT/s640/1098284_10100618506585010_396078517_n.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWitKXJrXXACzLfnWzaqRs-BLAYhY-2I4T9qQCPV3MWTS-ldeBF03F9_pE9WWdMY3zbMqODUJ_XhjLfb_05A5fIKduFjLdFNx89AkiVN1ejxnbnRzmifFUglcJd83OtZJyicP7cJHq0J_x/s1600/Mairie+de+Paris.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWitKXJrXXACzLfnWzaqRs-BLAYhY-2I4T9qQCPV3MWTS-ldeBF03F9_pE9WWdMY3zbMqODUJ_XhjLfb_05A5fIKduFjLdFNx89AkiVN1ejxnbnRzmifFUglcJd83OtZJyicP7cJHq0J_x/s640/Mairie+de+Paris.jpg" /></a>
Some sketches from the Mairie de Paris and the Bois de Boulogne - Chalet des IlesMarinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02937897343543378530noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8240551483696489142.post-73744083001589170542013-01-14T08:37:00.001+00:002013-01-14T08:38:04.923+00:00Winter weekend<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1BMWkoDfwggfwbojvw-lLzo37427_lwrT9BnQFfGDodPsQPmJILgoKURvlgt3eakbGaSg_nK7kIcWDTIwyD-8lCX_flEUcS3w9x_8dXylQDthg7y0aTsuT0SKAE2COKmUcd2gYuwrzHkW/s1600/La+patache+13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style=""><img border="0" height="276" width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1BMWkoDfwggfwbojvw-lLzo37427_lwrT9BnQFfGDodPsQPmJILgoKURvlgt3eakbGaSg_nK7kIcWDTIwyD-8lCX_flEUcS3w9x_8dXylQDthg7y0aTsuT0SKAE2COKmUcd2gYuwrzHkW/s400/La+patache+13.jpg" /></a>
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During a cold, grey weekend in Paris, I spent some time in some canal-side cafés, sipping tea, listening to conversations around me and soaking up the atmosphere. Marinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02937897343543378530noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8240551483696489142.post-64397691367438077752012-11-21T13:42:00.001+00:002013-08-09T14:09:04.791+01:00Hôtel du Nord<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihDOjr_JZAhLAbspsonMGy2UldhjAzpzih5jBzDvnCyqBwT1dokUJ5uW-87D0iSbaV1rybALyLtGoG0DOebJVYQClWVMxKxedZtvaR4Bm7zz7quHqcsjNFTsQCqVmC-7IPonijgV5LS8Ct/s1600/Hotel-du-Nord-2012-lowres.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihDOjr_JZAhLAbspsonMGy2UldhjAzpzih5jBzDvnCyqBwT1dokUJ5uW-87D0iSbaV1rybALyLtGoG0DOebJVYQClWVMxKxedZtvaR4Bm7zz7quHqcsjNFTsQCqVmC-7IPonijgV5LS8Ct/s640/Hotel-du-Nord-2012-lowres.jpg" /></a>
This canal-side café-restaurant is one of my favourite haunts in Paris. It's the eponymous setting of René Clair's 1938 film - which I watched ages ago and really must re-watch. When I'm there I also think about the wonderful 1934 movie l'Atalante by Jean Vigo, which also includes scenes along the canal.
Marinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02937897343543378530noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8240551483696489142.post-39250881122030481572012-11-16T13:07:00.000+00:002012-11-16T13:07:09.148+00:00Orchids<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOQSFkeVwQewHdhrhUs36Tv_KWEz7WRS7TkoRbKtgu79hm5UK34Zk6_d30vfzu00CAXmrdKYWY4LVKyItdQyjbroZ73o-CLwwX3eCOAb1-OQN0bwssJV2qCM9wYNBXKUf01ablVS12S2XB/s1600/Orchids-2012-lowres.jpg" imageanchor="1" style=""><img border="0" height="400" width="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOQSFkeVwQewHdhrhUs36Tv_KWEz7WRS7TkoRbKtgu79hm5UK34Zk6_d30vfzu00CAXmrdKYWY4LVKyItdQyjbroZ73o-CLwwX3eCOAb1-OQN0bwssJV2qCM9wYNBXKUf01ablVS12S2XB/s400/Orchids-2012-lowres.jpg" /></a>
Marinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02937897343543378530noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8240551483696489142.post-26488842808350999842012-11-13T13:13:00.000+00:002012-11-13T13:13:41.661+00:00Ménilmontant bar<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV45rmH69IzYoEdomZa-q5JmOtymtvQxXa1I-rGdzTuecAiBmb-GukHHazS7kdUBwQuFXduPT6E9Vj0zeFFa7AbiwCL98QbYG6rFpvr_qG92fUa2TpK0idJglrH_vS-ltZmF-Qw8hx6jHw/s1600/Menilmont-bar-lowres-11.12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style=""><img border="0" height="267" width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV45rmH69IzYoEdomZa-q5JmOtymtvQxXa1I-rGdzTuecAiBmb-GukHHazS7kdUBwQuFXduPT6E9Vj0zeFFa7AbiwCL98QbYG6rFpvr_qG92fUa2TpK0idJglrH_vS-ltZmF-Qw8hx6jHw/s400/Menilmont-bar-lowres-11.12.jpg" /></a>
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Marinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02937897343543378530noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8240551483696489142.post-77669934287655110532012-11-05T08:40:00.000+00:002012-11-05T08:40:10.713+00:00Sunday by the canal<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTn9ILfuzNcix0sfAGrdz9tW_ViHJPeha1nJe6ZuZMXs7oUEVtWqxw21CDfiHcwc-4lDj5nw9imHZ_wePzDaqbPWaaVBn_7M2YsTgFvWNZmGOFnPqSyrSRtDOqVv86qqlwu0lI4PqBqqmW/s1600/Canal-4.11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style=""><img border="0" height="290" width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTn9ILfuzNcix0sfAGrdz9tW_ViHJPeha1nJe6ZuZMXs7oUEVtWqxw21CDfiHcwc-4lDj5nw9imHZ_wePzDaqbPWaaVBn_7M2YsTgFvWNZmGOFnPqSyrSRtDOqVv86qqlwu0lI4PqBqqmW/s400/Canal-4.11.jpg" /></a>
Marinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02937897343543378530noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8240551483696489142.post-74813100077470299242012-09-17T17:23:00.000+01:002012-09-17T17:24:22.014+01:00Autumn in Paris
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Sketches I did at the weekend along Canal St Martin & Canal d'Ourq.
Marinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02937897343543378530noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8240551483696489142.post-8534767567369763162012-08-23T14:03:00.001+01:002012-08-24T08:30:57.409+01:00La belle FranceI'm back in Paris after a lovely holiday in La Rochelle and the Basque coast. Here are some sketches from Biarritz and the Ile d'Aix, an island off La Rochelle.
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Marinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02937897343543378530noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8240551483696489142.post-76543906762057954692012-07-30T17:23:00.000+01:002012-07-30T17:23:22.647+01:00Rosa Bonheur and Canal St MartinOn Saturday I went to <a href="http://www.rosabonheur.fr/">Rosa Bonheur</a>, a hip hang-out in the Parc des Buttes Chaumont in the 19th arrondissement of Paris. It was a lovely sunny evening and everyone was sitting outside drinking rosé and snacking on charcuterie. Along with my sketch from Saturday I'm posting a Canal St Martin scene from the springtime, which I don't think I added before. Paris in the sunshine rocks! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8f1MR6PqJpMHdZRzBnxUlyGhmTPNpZ92a6lRHedIIUgRghm-BthtwPQqE-d55CZpiWR02lYVkzoGP8IH-igXE6VSf3qrqSftthE7DlxV64J003KVwJfR_f-NjecTEhRpzM2DWHIwFztw2/s1600/Rosa-Bonheur-July-2012-sml.jpg" imageanchor="1" style=""><img border="0" height="288" width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8f1MR6PqJpMHdZRzBnxUlyGhmTPNpZ92a6lRHedIIUgRghm-BthtwPQqE-d55CZpiWR02lYVkzoGP8IH-igXE6VSf3qrqSftthE7DlxV64J003KVwJfR_f-NjecTEhRpzM2DWHIwFztw2/s400/Rosa-Bonheur-July-2012-sml.jpg" /></a>
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A bit late in the day, but here is the only painting I did during my recent trip to New York. It was a boiling hot 4 July and I spent a bit of time in the park they've created on the waterfront in Williambsurg. The area has changed quite a bit since I lived in New York 4 years ago. It's still great - just different.Marinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02937897343543378530noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8240551483696489142.post-53537909185384832572012-07-23T08:29:00.000+01:002012-07-23T08:32:15.703+01:00Coffee in Laumière, ParisI did these sketches at the weekend at a local café on the Avenue Laumière. The area is gorgeous at the moment - dappled with shadows from the rows of trees. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhWRn-GIEjWC1fzd6xP7TdqiuazFOQkz_go8rXUxRbmSbmiTPl42MdQKocZCNqkTXDsWEy_cVB92vZBTcyJhwfiw4DPQnVWjHo2Q8aFfRWl7nR6_XE4tpSC0HnEh3E-rkVYvz5toDp0kdO/s1600/Laumiere-caf%25C3%25A9-1-lowres.jpg" imageanchor="1" style=""><img border="0" height="400" width="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhWRn-GIEjWC1fzd6xP7TdqiuazFOQkz_go8rXUxRbmSbmiTPl42MdQKocZCNqkTXDsWEy_cVB92vZBTcyJhwfiw4DPQnVWjHo2Q8aFfRWl7nR6_XE4tpSC0HnEh3E-rkVYvz5toDp0kdO/s400/Laumiere-caf%25C3%25A9-1-lowres.jpg" /></a>
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It's great to live 5 mins' walk from one of the prettiest parks in Paris!Marinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02937897343543378530noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8240551483696489142.post-10319931001011185772012-06-01T08:24:00.003+01:002012-06-01T08:24:59.602+01:00Bois de Boulogne, Paris<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A drawing I did last weekend in the sunshine on an island in Bois de BoulogneMarinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02937897343543378530noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8240551483696489142.post-3701612676653486122012-04-02T08:11:00.006+01:002012-04-02T08:23:57.780+01:00Sunday at Canal St Martin<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBmQKfWi_pdSTx5kXuW9iq5znfqW6pnJjVic1RA0lA6GI03d2nX2HnmFp751WG1dFYP0wMBApHDIxCrw4U3jZZvpXlvrGgaaeEzcVcSvJTUVfbTldKz86r9-aTj-veUqZUTYSlaf2s-fND/s1600/1-April-A.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 279px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBmQKfWi_pdSTx5kXuW9iq5znfqW6pnJjVic1RA0lA6GI03d2nX2HnmFp751WG1dFYP0wMBApHDIxCrw4U3jZZvpXlvrGgaaeEzcVcSvJTUVfbTldKz86r9-aTj-veUqZUTYSlaf2s-fND/s400/1-April-A.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726700794504842642" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNkyJkRs0xInVhQdFP9_DyKJAeMlkEG6iM9ezSQ0DOYm5XKV9h2fTqJ1CZBuTfzrPeZ0IqKiOeshTF5RCildtdtyyVbQoKNxDlgshtuiKxNTnyFGHUkYaq2-TBPY3Ntq86jALkAtk16igo/s1600/April-B.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 280px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNkyJkRs0xInVhQdFP9_DyKJAeMlkEG6iM9ezSQ0DOYm5XKV9h2fTqJ1CZBuTfzrPeZ0IqKiOeshTF5RCildtdtyyVbQoKNxDlgshtuiKxNTnyFGHUkYaq2-TBPY3Ntq86jALkAtk16igo/s400/April-B.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726700475607038450" /></a>Marinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02937897343543378530noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8240551483696489142.post-65454738694716078052012-03-26T08:33:00.002+01:002012-03-26T08:34:21.197+01:00Printemps à Paris<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn_3Rd5eebqp6QWPnGABSaUJQBLVCli0GAmKC15z3vD8aOpnJm_C1IwFh6XylL3O9wkYaY9q0jeqRozvJ1B5yBux_BUh4FmLle-Y7ze2I72cFvEJNR5WQSEJYRZTVZwNHjbpk7oYDi_sOt/s1600/Canal-St-Martin-25.3.12-low.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 282px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn_3Rd5eebqp6QWPnGABSaUJQBLVCli0GAmKC15z3vD8aOpnJm_C1IwFh6XylL3O9wkYaY9q0jeqRozvJ1B5yBux_BUh4FmLle-Y7ze2I72cFvEJNR5WQSEJYRZTVZwNHjbpk7oYDi_sOt/s400/Canal-St-Martin-25.3.12-low.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724105691711835490" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJEzwhUxR0slCRQ7y_VIddDrilbANKljd8pxZwceBv-wgX-1yQ1wAhTohPvpGXGLGdkWxZ0SPCMGu14OjBJdGdLVs4MJSc5GFAyy5_gAAF23i7E2YHyjhhF4J6dPDbxuP2StqtFfjiOW-u/s1600/St-Germain-sketch-26.3.12.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 284px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJEzwhUxR0slCRQ7y_VIddDrilbANKljd8pxZwceBv-wgX-1yQ1wAhTohPvpGXGLGdkWxZ0SPCMGu14OjBJdGdLVs4MJSc5GFAyy5_gAAF23i7E2YHyjhhF4J6dPDbxuP2StqtFfjiOW-u/s400/St-Germain-sketch-26.3.12.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724105771933773218" /></a>Marinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02937897343543378530noreply@blogger.com0