tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post3095064480989413185..comments2024-03-28T00:54:29.276-04:00Comments on paris breakfasts: Le Douanier Rousseau - musee d'OrsayParisbreakfastshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03558314043814894010noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-58737028711022605162016-04-04T09:17:03.885-04:002016-04-04T09:17:03.885-04:00Love this post and thank you for the arts history....Love this post and thank you for the arts history. Just last week, images of Rousseau's painting crossed my mind - but I couldn't remember his name. Glad for this information. Thank You.Tina M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07280150970884235683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-43884300269690053092016-03-25T11:51:36.782-04:002016-03-25T11:51:36.782-04:00how beautiful, would love to see this exhibit, tho...how beautiful, would love to see this exhibit, though not sure we can make it to Paris while it runs... do you happen to know the beautiful book by Sophie Daxhelet "Sortie de joueurs" inspired by the Douanier Rousseau paintings? it is wonderful....muenzeeinshttp://muenzeeins.blogspot.benoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-48753416297068434922016-03-25T08:40:06.026-04:002016-03-25T08:40:06.026-04:00Loved this! I'd love to see a children's ...Loved this! I'd love to see a children's book of Bear in Rio --- or really of Bear anywhere! (A series perhaps?)Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17346859108596319721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-83238170226612770572016-03-25T08:09:07.460-04:002016-03-25T08:09:07.460-04:00I'm looking forward to seeing this expo in Apr...I'm looking forward to seeing this expo in April - loved your tour and the last painting is hilarious with bear!Jill @ Teatime in Parishttp://madaboutmacarons.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-91107690182990731172016-03-25T04:40:57.914-04:002016-03-25T04:40:57.914-04:00Yes, Carol, we all do need art in these difficult...Yes, Carol, we all do need art in these difficult times.<br /><br />My favorite art piece in this blog is Bear Imagining Rio.<br /><br />He is pure delight.Bonnie Lnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-9328461426847534512016-03-25T04:37:37.917-04:002016-03-25T04:37:37.917-04:00Hey Bear...welcome to the jungle.Hey Bear...welcome to the jungle.Lynn Snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-91388810035276237392016-03-25T03:39:38.535-04:002016-03-25T03:39:38.535-04:00Thank you Carol, peace be with you & bearThank you Carol, peace be with you & bearBetseynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-40826935722096858792016-03-24T19:34:16.595-04:002016-03-24T19:34:16.595-04:00Thank for the Rousseau exhibition tour. You are ri...Thank for the Rousseau exhibition tour. You are right about art offering respite in difficult times. This week I was watching a TED talk on music education where someone explained that this century humans will face a spiritual crisis and only art or religion will help that.....very interesting thought. Love the painting of Bear! Kirrabellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00737957014521471337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-9378815338615476012016-03-24T14:52:36.192-04:002016-03-24T14:52:36.192-04:00One of my favorite painters. I love the jungle pa...One of my favorite painters. I love the jungle paintings, and the War painting is one of the most chilling ever.Yves Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02515050739398339789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-30820545100802989002016-03-24T13:18:58.690-04:002016-03-24T13:18:58.690-04:00Interesting to learn he did most of his research i...Interesting to learn he did most of his research in the Jardin Des Plantes. Those museums and greenhouses are very inspiring.joanherlingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13180266334927596167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-78891579402241009672016-03-24T10:43:40.843-04:002016-03-24T10:43:40.843-04:00"In times of great difficulty sometimes art c..."In times of great difficulty sometimes art can offer a respite." So true, and I have been planning to visit a local one this weekend. Just for a lift.<br />Thank you!Judithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-72290441827185762502016-03-24T10:42:18.994-04:002016-03-24T10:42:18.994-04:00It did in fact turn out to be a beautiful show Sus...It did in fact turn out to be a beautiful show Susan.<br />The matching forest green walls didn't hurt either...Parisbreakfastshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558314043814894010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-33769969677761675622016-03-24T09:48:51.192-04:002016-03-24T09:48:51.192-04:00He never took an art lesson and used it as PR to b...He never took an art lesson and used it as PR to boot to maintain his 'naiveté' in he art world.Parisbreakfastshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558314043814894010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-60125163589146244312016-03-24T09:47:36.508-04:002016-03-24T09:47:36.508-04:00Beautiful!!Beautiful!!Susannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-78478236393772902672016-03-24T09:19:41.066-04:002016-03-24T09:19:41.066-04:00Have always been aware of Rousseau, but never knew...Have always been aware of Rousseau, but never knew he was a toll taker and didn't travel to all the places he painted. So informative...and I love your "Bear"!Cleo from Jerseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03584638749121773172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-87396347745865538332016-03-23T23:45:01.665-04:002016-03-23T23:45:01.665-04:00I wonder if going 'jungle' in your studio ...I wonder if going 'jungle' in your studio has the same mental health benefits as a walk in the park?<br />Anyway very pretty. Go for it.Anabellenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-46362947291224069912016-03-23T23:11:14.849-04:002016-03-23T23:11:14.849-04:00Bear is de trop!!!
Love seeing him get into the ac...Bear is de trop!!!<br />Love seeing him get into the act.Mirandanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-33634854546494645632016-03-23T16:19:50.864-04:002016-03-23T16:19:50.864-04:00Oh, to be in the same room as all those magnificen...Oh, to be in the same room as all those magnificent Rousseau tableaux! <br /><br />I agree with Monique/La Table De Nana: it was poetic to see the Eiffel Tower lit up in the black,gold, and red of Belgium. Such loving and creative responses proves that civilization will always be stronger than violence, and will prevail over the most primitive actions of men.Vivian Swifthttp://vivianswiftblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-3980860902477064442016-03-23T14:46:58.359-04:002016-03-23T14:46:58.359-04:00THANKS Paul!!THANKS Paul!!Parisbreakfastshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558314043814894010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-80434014175981385482016-03-23T13:45:32.276-04:002016-03-23T13:45:32.276-04:00Wow, stunning, Carol!
Gorgeous.Wow, stunning, Carol!<br />Gorgeous.Nikonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14271472315834976236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-71425243401417536112016-03-23T11:22:20.359-04:002016-03-23T11:22:20.359-04:00Primitive/folk art..illustration like..nice to see...Primitive/folk art..illustration like..nice to see..different..<br />love Bear in the jungle..<br />The most touching photos I have seen re the recent Quelle Tristesse tragedy..was your Eiffel tower lit up in les couleurs de Bruxelles..and a black and white illustration of Titin et Milou shedding tears.<br />La Table De Nanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04358539954508050792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-75752630974368677302016-03-23T11:15:38.871-04:002016-03-23T11:15:38.871-04:00Comment on previous now published...I found the pr...Comment on previous now published...I found the problem...BTW, yes, I suffer with papers all over the place too.... I'm just about to reopen my blog for a new chapter instead of a whole new blog...Brilliant, non? Best, R.Sketchbook Wanderinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06850319000824866265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-52393130899964181332016-03-23T11:04:03.401-04:002016-03-23T11:04:03.401-04:00Left you 2 comments on the previous post...they di...Left you 2 comments on the previous post...they didn't publish?! Won't repeat all I wrote in case you'll eventually receive them...En bref, THANKS for sharing Salon du livre, esp. the kids' books!!! (LOVE!!! Oh, that pop up!) Yes, art is a respite, a saviour, a spark...My favorite above is of course Bear in his jungle...and now thanks for sharing some Parisian art...Amuse-toi bien! Sketchbook Wanderinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06850319000824866265noreply@blogger.com