Le Bonaparte Luxembourg Summer clouds of pink waited in

clouds of pink waited in the Square Gabriel-Pierné on our first afternoon

It seemed like fate had brought me back

Returning to Paris after two years of canceled and postponed plans felt like such a gift

One of my first stops on arriving in Paris is always a florist or the Marché President Wilson in search of a bouquet - tulips

I had stumbled upon it a few years before when we stayed at apartment nearby and painted it then

Le Bonaparte Luxembourg Summer clouds of pink waited inInspired by a recent trip to Paris The Series: Paris always inspires, no many how many times I visit. Painting is a way to sift through and edit the overwhelming number of amazing things I see in in the city, where my eyes are constantly ping ponging from the tiniest details to the most monumental of monuments. Sketching while the world is walking by as I sit at a sidewalk table and pretend to drink my coffee, with field boxes and supplies scattered