Sunday, April 19, 2020
Creating April's Eiffel Tower letter + Paris Cats
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Love the aquarelles of course!
ReplyDeleteSo allergic to cats..it's impossible for me to get close.I was once at a dinner party at my daughters over 20 yrs ago..a Murder Mystery Night..they had cats at the time..I had to do outside..:( Couldn't breathe..
A great book about cats..Guardians on Being..Eckhart Tolle.
I think the life of a cat seems idyllic.
Can’t wait till May to get it. I love that rooftop one with all the cats!
ReplyDeleteNo paris in painting ......we know where it is
ReplyDeleteGood Morning from California
ReplyDeleteLoved waking up to your post. I am one of those who is totally owned by a cat. I, too, have always had a cat & I love the videos you sent.
IMHO.. since you asked... I like the letter w/o the Calligraphy... but I love the Calligraphy so maybe use it somewhere else?
ReplyDeleteAs usual, your work is delightful! I am enough of a hermit these days that a cat cuddling would ruin me in terms of leaving the apt! Hope this whole COVID19 thing isn’t too difficult for you. I am only out, with a mask donated by the love of my life only when necessary. By the way, you don’t need the word Paris. Everybody knows La Tour Eiffel is there, I think. So that is my two cents.
ReplyDeleteJoyful!!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely ❤️Love your art work always! DO NOT ADD THE LETTERS PARIS! My family that I sent
ReplyDeleteA subscription to LOVED every one! I need to re sign up with etsy and get
your letter going again! Always look forward to you email!! Stay safe!
THanks for all your great Posts!!!!
ReplyDeleteHolding down the Fort in NYC !!!! Stay well!!!
Gorgeous cityscape!
Love the cats. We have a French Chartreux. She’s 17 and winding down. Hope you’re well and staying safe.
ReplyDeleteSolli has an incredible view from her apartment...les Invalides, la Tour Eiffel, the setting sun...sigh! Your sketch of it is lovely. Adding the cats...ingenious! How I envy their freedom to roam. Love the béret on Ivan!
ReplyDeleteThank you for adding the hyperlinks on cats. Fun! Ivan is adorable. Is your beautiful watercolor your next Paris letter??
ReplyDeleteYes thanks, it is the April Paris letter 💌
DeleteWe love Ivan's so much! Can't wait to see the other one with the orange guys.
ReplyDeleteP.S. You captured him well. You even noticed how pink his nose is -- I've never seen another cat with a nose as pink as his. Lovely, lovely job.
I love drawing cats with character...Maybe they all have character 😺
DeleteGorgeous!!!!!! Wow!
ReplyDeleteI would say without
Love all the aquarelles, especially the rooftops with cats. The word Paris looks intrusive, please leave it off.
ReplyDeleteAgreed Suki. And general consensus is NO writing on the letter! 👍🏻
Deleteno to the PARIS in letters all my cat does is sleep so she would find a nice window and sleep she even sleeps on her scratching post
ReplyDeleteHahahaha cats are funny.
DeleteI wonder if they dream with all that sleeping?
Zzzzzzz
I’ve just forwarded this to all my friends with kitty cats. I don’t think you need ‘Paris' on your pretty pic. Ir’s beautifully rendered and everyone should know where it is…
ReplyDeleteNo, don't put Paris in the drawing. The Eiffel Tower tells it all. Thanks for your post, I 'm a huge Francophile and travel there from the states twice a year, but not this year and your post makes me smile.
ReplyDeleteFun post! I love the prowling cats. Don't add Paris, but maybe a tiny bit more dark blue at the top, echoing some of the rooftops would be another way to balance it. Favorite cat books, well, The Cat Who Went to Paris, of course, and Homer's Odyssey, A Fearless Feline Tale.
ReplyDeleteOh, of course I adore the cats! All of them. I like the one plain (without Paris -- it seems redundant, given that the tower screams Paris as is! I so love the bliss of sweet Lizzie who has kept me sane during all this. She is ignorant, so in the moment. We can all learn from that. I am loving your rooftops. It reminds me of my apartment in the Marais several years ago (well, now more than several) and how I loved to wake each morning and look out the window. Many smiles to you!
ReplyDeleteCharming beyond belief.
ReplyDeleteYou have a magic touch,
I hope all is well and you are keeping safe
Believe me I wouldnt be posting if I was ill ❤️
DeleteStay safe in Paris! The Bay Area here in California has been on lockdown for over a month. It’s been very trying. I love people like you who post ‘escape’ pics since we’re all stuck in our houses here…so that-you always and especially now…
ReplyDeleteSame deal here too Emily - over a month, with 1 hrdaily for going outside with a document...must go write today's. I need onions, garlic for the brocali/anchovy pasta and big salt for the clogged drain😳
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