Paris Journal

  • Thursday. Russian angels and singing.

    This morning started with me unpacking the pastels that Richard gave me when I left South Africa. It is two beautiful sets of matched pastels but so perfect I didn’t want to start using it. Sometimes I laugh at myself. I always look at books and pens and sets of pencils, but when I have…

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  • Theatre des Champs Elysees

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  • Wednesday

    Frederika and me set of to the Fragonard Museum this morning. It is a museum dedicated to perfume, especially those by Fragonard. We had such an enjoyable time. Having a good ( and pretty) guide is always worth while. The history of perfume is as old as mankind.  I loved all the stories, like how…

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  • Jussica Pratt: Mad scene from Luchia

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  • Tuesday

    With no plans for today I started drawing some of the places I have been to in Paris. From there I started with two small oils, one on canvas paper and one on board. It is so relaxing to be able to paint and draw without knowing you have to hurry to do something or…

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  • Monday

    To come back to the art and music of the last few days, it might all come back to the times we are living in. We live in the age of information. Everybody uses Google countless times every day. The new music and art l saw and heard all needed explanations to be understood. It…

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  • La Seine Musicale

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  • Steve Reich’s Different Trains

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  • More American Music

    Synchronisity . That is the theory that things happen to you when you are ready to receive when  you are prepared to receive it. The last few days were incredible. Before leaving home I read in the BBC Music Magazine about the autobiography of one of my idols, Phillip Glass. The book is not available…

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  • Decorative Arts museum and Dior

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