"Longchamps - #7"

"Longchamps - #7" 24x36 oil. Sorry the image isn't the best - still working a bit on this one, but having a wonderful time all week painting, listening to Jazz, and working on images from France.

John has been asking for three years when we visit Paris, to visit Longchamps,so we all took a day to go to the races. It worked out well as I was content on taking pictures, and they were all busy studying the racing forms. (No big winners by the way - I bet $10 on number 2. Lost by a nose.)

Painting animals has been a nice new challenge, and Piccolo Spoleto is going to consist of a lot of people, cafes, music, birds, etc. Except for my favorite kinds of still lifes (vintage stuff), a lot of things with movement.

"Wing Tips"

One of the places I love to go when I go visit my daughter, is the flea market in the North of Paris. This year was even more fun because John went with us and was totally amused by the array of goods (and prices) of the vendors. I was on the hunt for an egg beater (found), and these shoes that I had seen last fall. I now have lots of inspiration from our Saturday trip- the first being "Wing Tips", 10x8 oil on board, painted in my little apartment in the Bastille.