Winter-overed Geraniums Laurie Fox Pessemier Acrylic/linen 11 x 16 inches
Artnotes: Floating Monet's Boat
On Wednesday we rented a car and drove to the beach. No painting, just going to the beach and
sitting in the sunshine. We ate lunch:
oysters. I lost Harika’s leash (she was
thrilled until she had to be attached with my scarf). We bought a seven-foot-tall Olive tree,
instead of the new leash we intended, because the store didn’t have the right
kind of leash. It was a lucky thing we
went to the beach on Wednesday because it has rained ever since.
It is almost impossible to paint these rainy days. I jotted down a quick impression of the
oyster stand in the Market – it was my intention to paint several market stands
– I wrote a “market” artnotes, but between the rain and cold I just can’t be
out there.
Oysters in the Market Laurie Fox Pessemier Acrylic/wood 13 x 8 inches
I got a book from the library: Le Maroc de Matisse (Morocco), and felt inspired
to paint our own crowd-y house. We live
in the least zen environment I have ever experienced: there is no surface left uncovered, no wall
without color and paintings, a mish-mash of oriental rugs covers the floor from
wall- to-wall. I have been doing yoga
for relaxation, on the floor, whenever Harika will leave me alone. As soon as a step away, I am once again
assaulted by our life.
Our House Laurie Fox Pessemier Acrylic/canvas panel 16 x 11
On the way to Trouville (aka “the beach), we stopped in
Vernon, near Giverny. We are looking
for a place to moor our Bateau/Atelier, Monet’s painting boat. We want to be near Giverny, because if you
like Monet’s garden, maybe you’d like to paint, or at least cruise, in his
boat. The yacht club in Vernon has great
moorage space. It turns out that many of
the Seine river tour hotel-boats dock nearby.
Maybe one of those tourists would like to buy a painting?
Anyway, we inquired about space for the boat and ourselves,
and are thinking maybe we’ll take a little studio there. We’ll see.
Meanwhile, Blair is building a boat-model-bank, accepting
contributions. I am writing a story line
for our Indiegogo video to lure investors.
Please consider – for a mere $200 donation you can own an original
Pessemier painting featuring water; for $10,000 you can name the boat. I am writing a brochure we can distribute
at our show, opening Wednesday.
