Les Fraises de Paris Map

The Paris maps began in May 4 years ago so you will get 2 maps this month🥂🍾 Two birthdays/anniversaires this weekend! I'm celebrating mine in DEAUVILLE, but not telling any birthdates.

French strawberries are May’s theme.

As always the usual preparatory doodles.

Saying the French madly love strawberries/fraises is an understatement. Deauville is a good place for Normandy Garigette fraises.

In the marché on Fridays La Fraiserie Hardy has ripe, ready-to-eat berries. Plus the best jam on the planet.

I thought I'd be painting strawbs all weekend.

Barbara sent a picture of her beautifully framed watercolor parasols. I put the fraise tartes (and sorbet) away and got thinking beach umbrellas.

Parasols stay up come rain or shine. Its misty and drizzly this weekend. No matter.

The colors are even brighter when the sky is overcast. The shapes are just as fanciful. It costs 17€ to rent one for 1/2 a day. Next time.

My watercolor teacher, David Dewey always said,"When you travel, the best light is in the hotel bathroom so paint in there". Too true. This bathroom is big enough to fit a table in! I would like to take it back to Paris.

I'm staying at small, reasonable HOTEL DU POLO, a few blocks from the train, close to centre ville and a 20-minute walk to the beach and Deauville's Olympic salt-water pool. A spa birthday weekend misty or not.😄

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xxx💋Carolg et Bear 🐻 in Paris