February's Virtual Hike, again using Google Street Views, takes us to Paris, France.
What a beautiful city to explore! We truly live in a fascinating world. I could spend hours on the computer just roaming around. The buildings are amazing!
And then, of course, there is the history of the area ... more hours on the computer.
So, for starters, I looked up the Eiffel Tower. It was constructed in 1887-1889 of wrought-iron lattice, standing 1083 ft tall. Built for the 1889 World's Fair and to celebrate the centennial of the French Revolution (1787-1799).
One of my favorite books is Charles Dicken's "A Tale of Two Cities" about the French Revolution. More computer time....
This was an interesting scene that I really enjoyed - so I painted it twice.
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| Paris in the Morning 9x12, oil on canvas panel |
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| Evening in Paris 9x12, oil on canvas panel |
Sidebar - Do you remember the perfume - "Evening in Paris" that came in a pretty, cobalt blue glass bottle? It was my favorite when I was a teenager - many, many years ago. So I had to look that up too ... Soir de Paris (Evening in Paris) is the most known fragrance by Bourjois, which was created by Ernest Beaux in 1928. It was discontinued in 1969, then reorchestrated and relaunched in 1992. (It probably doesn't smell the same...)
These paintings are available in my eBay store. And as always, you can always purchase any of my work directly from me if you prefer.
You are invited to join our virtual painting group. It is great fun, it's free and no strings attached. And you can interpret the scene as you wish. We use Google Street Views from Google Maps to explore our assigned monthly destination. Then we send a picture of our painting, with the Google Map link, to Marla and she puts it on the group's site on her blog. It really is a fun adventure. And it's interesting to see what the other artists have created!
For more info and to join - just click on Marla's link The Virtual Hike Painting Group .
Happy painting, happy exploring.
Celene
My Website - CeleneFarris.com
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