Showing posts with label versailles. Show all posts
Showing posts with label versailles. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Marie's Hamlet, 7x5





Imagine having so much money that you build your own village, so you can go play at being a milkmaid. That's what Marie Antoinette did, and no wonder the people of France got so mad. They couldn't even get a loaf of bread, for crying out loud. I'm very thankful this little extravagance of Marie's was preserved so that I could visit it. It is quaint and beautiful, and has thatched roofs, my favorites.

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Swan at Versailles, 8x6





The wonderful thing about painting is that you can relive good memories, and this was a really good memory of a trip to France with my sister. In visiting Paris and Versailles, one is so awash in beauty it is almost overwhelming. Even the birds strike a pose, as you can see.