Hôtel du Nord

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.

Orchids

Ménilmontant bar

Sunday by the canal

Autumn in Paris

Sketches I did at the weekend along Canal St Martin & Canal d'Ourq.

La belle France

I'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.

Rosa Bonheur and Canal St Martin

On Saturday I went to Rosa Bonheur, 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!

NYC seen from Williamsburg

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.

Coffee in Laumière, Paris

I 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.

Buttes Chaumont in the sunshine

It's great to live 5 mins' walk from one of the prettiest parks in Paris!

Bois de Boulogne, Paris

A drawing I did last weekend in the sunshine on an island in Bois de Boulogne

Sunday at Canal St Martin

Printemps à Paris