A winter visit to Musée Rodin

Last December we visited the Musée Rodin in Paris. The magnificent Hôtel Biron, home of the museum since 1919, had been closed for the last three years for restoration, and reopened to the public on November 12, 2015, RODIN’s 175^th birthday.

The collection is fascinating but my favorite part has always been the sculpture garden. Today I painted from one of my photos from last December.  Hydrangeas at Musée Rodin has been SOLD. Prints are available from my Etsy store. 

“The Thinker,” amid the sculpted cone trees. There are benches throughout the garden where you can relax or read. We stayed until closing time. 

Citizen Canine: Author and illustrator Jackie Mancuso based her Parisian transplant protagonist on her friend’s Norwich terrier, Hudson, and her own misadventures in France

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The Feeling Is Mutual : We Adore Barneys New York

And Barneys, we adore you!


Selon Beatrice, on trouve les plus jolies chaussures chez Barneys New York. Je suis d’accord.

Beatrice demande, 
"Bonjour, Madame. Est-ce que je peux vous aider?" 
‪#‎frenchlesson‬ ‪#‎frenchvocabulary‬
‪#‎paris‬ ‪#‎parischien‬ ‪#‎chien‬ ‪#‎etiquette‬

Beatrice asks, "Bonjour, Madame. May I help you?"

More Puglia. Maldives of Salento

Thank You, Anthropologie

I've always felt that Anthropologie’s aesthetic and mine were a good match because I love so many of the products they carry, and the urban bohemian arty frenchy manner in which they are displayed.

Others see the similarity too. When friends come to our house, they think I painted the Natalie Lété dinner plates. I tell them, no, they’re from Anthropologie.

I wrote to Anthropologie a few months ago to introduce myself. Yesterday they placed their first order for Hudson in Provence! 

link to Anthropologie

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Love the book, it's like being in Provence. "Who would have thought the adventures of a little expat dog could bring alive so vividly the experience of being in Provence? It seems that the provençal dogs Hudson meets have the same joie de vivre as the people of Provence. Makes sense, and somehow seeing it through the eyes of dogs captures the feeling of being there even more vividly. This book works for adults and kids I know love it for the bravado of the lead character. Hudson perseveres through all to find his place.”

Aesthetic 5/5

Quality 5/5

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Cute Story Book

I bought this book for my nephew, named Hudson, for Christmas. The illustrations are adorable and the story is very cute. I am sure he will love.

Aesthetic 5/5

Quality 5/5

Painting Puglia

We had maybe the best vacation ever in Puglia. Two years ago we went to Otranto on the Adriatic (east) coast. We loved it so much we decided to return and this time also explore the beaches north and south of Gallipoli area on the Ionian (west) coast. I’ve started painting from the photos and sketches and posting them on instagram.

Painting my hillside walks