Paris Journal
More Thoughts on Silence
The Does Capitalism make people unhappy? I see people all over Paris, the City of Light and Love, but neither love nor light is reflected from their eyes and faces. Generally people I see on the streets seem to be deeply unhappy. Is it because of Capitalism. We live in a world driven by consumerism.…
Friday
I wrote with my fountain pen today after a long time of electronic blogging. Writing is a creative process. Much more so than typing. I just love the marks a good fountain pen makes on paper. Since I came to Paris I neclected my trusted Morning Pages. It is a technique I learned from Julia…
Thursday: Opera and rap
I did a lot of thinking after last nights studio exhibition. The amount of thought that goes into this guys art is incredible. But what happened to technique and beauty. The way these people do art makes my art redundant. I am not applicable in their world. Old fashioned. Help. Do I continue making out…
Wednesday
I woke up very laid back this morning. We slept till after nine o’clock. After breakfast I fidgeted with one painting that won’t come right and painted a little landscape. I wanted to show Frederika the Moreau museum so we set of on that direction. The museum was as exciting as it was at the…
Tuesday’s wild goose chase.
I did not do it for more than a month now. My great time waster, You Tube. I watched a video and the part that intrigued me was called No Whining Wednesday. It means all day you are not allowed to whine, complain or criticize. Every time you do put some money aside. We can…
Bridges of Paris
I started doing sketches of the bridges of Paris. First in my sketchbook and later on drawing paper
Monday
I did not think that I would experience the seasons so directly as we do here in a big city, but with the first of September came a coolness in the breeze and clouds. Leaves started to change color and started falling. Sun is ideal for taking pictures but the cooler weather is much more…
