Paris Blog 13.10.08
The weather has been absolutely stunning since I arrived and it must be at least in the mitt 20 eths
The Indian summer inspired me for a walk though the sculpture garden that is on the left bank along the Seine towards Jardin des Plantes, where I spent an enjoyable hour taking photos of dead vegetation. Not that it wasn’t lush with interesting and colourful blooming plants and being a garden enthusiast there were several unusual examples I would have liked to add to my collection.
On the way back I noticed a young nun walking along the bank of the Seine quickly and purposefully, it was quite captivating.
In the evening I went to the Pompidou Centre to see a special exhibition on the works of George Rouault hung in counterpoint to those of the Fauves at the beginning of the display of the Modern collection. It was enlightening but not especially remarkable.
14.10.2008
My studio is very peaceful with dulcent tones of the harp and piano entering from other studios but not so as to disturb but rather they inspired me to get down to writing a pressing proposal on a Berlin residency which by three I felt I had executed rather successfully and then rewarded myself with a trip to Montmatre and an exhibition at the Renan Scheffer museum for La vie de Romantique which had a special exhibition of Ingres sketches.
If you have seen the main house before with all the George Sand and Chopin memorabilia then this is also a special exhibition that I would recommend that you give a miss unless you are fond of small very rough sketches. Last year they had a brilliant exhibition of Henner gorgeous paintings of women.
In the evening I went to a private view at Gallerie Polad-Harduin which is known for its challenging exhibitions of Raw Art. I have previously been to some really fascinating offerings from this gallery but I was not too fascinated by the sameness of these paintings in grey tones of men contemplating their attribute.
