Mille et Une Orchidées, Walasse Ting - musee Cernuschi

You can take Bear out of the jungle, but you can't take the jungle out of Bear. All week Bear was twisting my arm to take him to the annual month-long orchid exhibit at Jardin des Plantes, Mille et Une Orchidées.

I've been to the NYC orchid show but this is held in a huge Victorian conservatory at the Jardin.

You are instantly immersed in the jungle.

Tropical birds are practically yelling. I was looking around for them. Of course it was taped bird song.

Everyone was in a state of awe and delight. The orchids are ingeniously embedded into the greenery.

Orchid venders are in a white tent outside. I was very tempted.

After the jardin we went up to the 16th. The last days of the Walasse Ting exhibit.

At another one of Paris' small museums, the Asian arts Cernuschi next to Parc Monceau, 7, Ave. Velasquez.

Beautiful big, lush paintings, Walasse Ting (1928-2010) born in Shanghai, A.K.A.'The Flower Thief'.

The colors sing. His background training - traditional Chinese calligraphy, influenced by Matisse, Action Painting, the Dutch group, Cobra, Pop art, you name it.

He traveled and lived in Paris, New York, Amsterdam.

None of this matters. These paintings are so engaging and poetic.

The perfect follow-up after wandering in the Jardin des Plantes lush tropical jungles.

An ongoing poem throughout the exhibit of Ting's recording his first this and that...

Immediately after we went to Marks & Spencers to get our weekly BLT. 

And they had orchids we could afford! The paint has been flying.

What delicate creatures these orchids are. Fortunately the water stays chilly by the window so they've lasted.

Time to dream of orchids and Spring. Thanks for reading Parisbreakfast. If you like this post and want to support it, do buy Paris letters and orchid watercolors or forward to a friend.Bonne/Bon Week-end PBers!