Ile de la Cite with Pont Neuf Laurie Fox Pessemier Acrylic/linen sold
Seine Reflection Laurie Fox Pessemier Acrylic/wood sold
Early morning Pont des Arts Acrylic/panel 12 x 12" 30 x 30cm
Boat Laurie Fox Pessemier Acrylic/wood 4.24 x 13 11 x 33 cm
Under the Pont des Arts Blair Pessemier Acrylic/linen 10.5 x 16 27 x 41 cm
Jeanne Marie II Blair Pessemier Acrylic/linen 16 x 16 " 40 x 40 cm
Pont des Arts Shipside Acrylic/linen 16 x 16 " 40 x 40 cm
Under the Pont Neuf Laurie Fox Pessemier Acrylic/linen 10.5 x 16" 27 x 41 cm
Carrots Laurie Fox Pessemier Acrylic/wood 7.5 x 19.5 19 x 27 cm SOLD
Artnotes: Arrivederci
We are on our way to sunny Italy tomorrow. A friend generously offered to rent our
apartment for two weeks, so the three of us are hopping in the car at 6 AM tomorrow
and driving south east. Our destination
is Cervo, on the Italian Riviera – expected temperatures in the 70s for the
next two weeks. Yippee.
This makes it difficult for me to get back into the present,
or even last week, to write about something which inspired us. We
will be in a house without internet connection.
We purchased a little tablet to take to a “hotspot” downtown – neither of
our cell phone carriers work in Italy.
Our last weeks of painting have been full. We were down by the Seine twice this last
week, after a full week with two painters from Seattle. It hasn’t been unusual this fall to be five
painters side by side. In a word, I am
exhausted, as is Blair. It might not
seem like much, painting with a diverse group of people, outside, but it is
overwhelming. My Italian "refresher" courses on youtube have fallen by the wayside.
Nonetheless, I have been thinking of winter painting themes –
vegetables have been on my mind. I
cooked coq au vin this week, as well as marcassin (young wild boar). We had fewer guests than expected, but that
was ok – Harika loved the boar, and we revisited it with cumin and hot pepper
rolled up in a Berber flat bread. I
painted my carrots. The Algerian man in
the Marche knows not to cut off the tops – those lacy green leaves make a
beautiful picture.
Harika is having a nervous breakdown with suitcases in the
bedroom. She’s hoping it doesn’t mean
another plane ride. In fact, we have
rented a car and are driving the nine and a half hours. When I write that I think we ought to start
out tonight and stay over someplace. With that in mind, I’ll bring artnotes to a
close, that we might be on our way.
Arrivederci!
