Paris Lines

Angelina Paris1,original art, 9" x 11"

Have you waited on line to get into Angelina's?

Angelina Paris2, original art, 9" x 11"

It's pretty much a given in Paris that you will wait on a lot of lines, though you don't read about this in the guide books...ahem

Parisiens think it's the most normal thing in the world to stand on line for hours for a cookie!

Actually you will be standing on line for just about everything except the METRO in Paris, so be prepared. Reading material on Carla is a good idea...

Love letters are fine, but not bills in my humble opinion...

Even once you've gained entre a little reading material comes in handy to distract you from the horrid anticipation of having to make a choice, say at patisserie Pierre Herme for example...

Here are some insane Parisiens waiting in line out in the bitter cold at La Maison du Chocolat to purchase their Easter chocolates.
Maybe they are not so insane after all....

Standing on line in Paris is a great way to get an overview on fashion trends...

You can get close up and personal and maybe even catch a shot with no one noticing...

Parisiens are that intent on their objective.

Particularly if it's FREE macarons on Mac Day at Pierre Herme!

Ah Ha! The much awaited prize!!! And well worth the wait too.

Even Paris hounds line up without much complaining.
They are quite well behaved in fact, but then they are used to it.

After all they're Parisien...

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BONJOUR MERCREDI!

Delmontel rue des Martyrs 75009

Patisserie Demontel, 9" x 11"

Have you been to Patisserie DELMONTEL?

Well if you haven't you haven't lived! 39, Rue Martyrs, 75009 Paris So fasten your seat belts. You're in for some serious torture this morning...tee-hee Doodly-dooFeeling relieueuse today?Eclairesque? Want a touch of green in your life?

OK a LARGE hunk of green in your life?

This is what I got... SUSPENCE!

2 logs of Limey, very tarty, deliciousness...no I could not eat it all

Triste non? This is a shot of DELMONTEL today over at Google Maps
Tous les jours sauf le mardi de 7h00 à 20h30Today being Mardi, they are closed  &^%$#

BONJOUR MARDI!

Paris/New York

The Paris Boulangerie, original art, 9" x 11"

Yesterday I went to the absolute last day of the exhibit, Paris/New York: Design Fashion Culture 1925-1940 at the Museum of the City of New York...

Why is it you always wait till the very last day to go to these exhibits? The landing of the grand liner, the Normandie in 1936 was cause for much celebration in New York. "The exhibit explores not only architecture and design, but also film, fashion, and the performing arts. Styles from Art Deco to neo-romanticism are examined along with the work of such legendary figures as Helena Rubinstein, Coco Chanel, Salvador Dali­­, and Josephine Baker...The exhibition brings together never-before-exhibited drawings, furnishings, decorative objects, costumes, photographs, posters, and films"...bla bla bla etc. Here's a fab gown Coco Chanel designed for an American on board... Salvator Dali was on board as well! This rakish hat was specially designed as a homage to the Normandie by Stetson...

Meanwhile back in Paris, American dancer Josephine Baker was all the rage.

Parisiens were hot for her...

And she's still an icon for the "Jazz Age".

Plus American architecture also made a hit across the pond..

All our sky scrapers (gratte ciel) made a big dent.

Look at early days at Rockefeller Center! No ice skating back then.

What do you think of these '40s shoes?

Should Manola and Jimmy take note?

We still don't have a decent boulangerie either :(

Are you a fan of French Deco?

Bonne Journee!

Les Facades

Le Petit Plateau Salon de The, original art, 9" x 11

I've been wanting to paint Paris facades for a while now, for a personal project.

And what better way to stop dragging my heels, then to put them on PB.

I never expected such a warm response from you all, PB readers!

BIG MERCI!

Paris is very much a grey city... Paris grey skies are reknown, along with the classic, formal buildings... There's a general greyness overall. Here's a cat for those of you requesting one - black, not grey...sorry. But the slashes of brilliant color you see in these typical facades are unique to Paris.... Like the brilliant scarves Parisiens often wear with their neutral clothing. Ask any photographer and they will tell you grey makes a great background for colorful photographs. Check out their portfolios = almost always grey! The greys enliven the brilliant colors. And vice versa.

It's nothing new for Paris to have these intense strong colors splashed about.

Well really quite economically in fact.

Just enough to stop you in your tracks and give a second look.
Class over.

Have a ROSEY WEEK-END!

Paris Guard Dogs

Foret Noire Salon de The,original art,9" x 11"

Something you see all over Paris are working dogs
 

They are guarding bistros

And cafes - have you seen this little hard worker,Ourson sitting on the corner of rue de Buci? He's always there.

Double guards on duty watching the girls go by...Is that allowed?

A chic Marais shop dog guards from the inside...The night watchman on patrol!
He's eyeballed me. Uh oh

 

This hound is guarding her mistress' baguettes.Don't touch/ne touche pas!

 

An antique watch dog.

Goyard has this fausse metal hound on offer.

More and more NO DOGS allowed signs in Paris

 

WOOF! How do you say woof in French?

PB reader, Anne Mathieu sent in this photo of Paris Bull Dogs on Bvd. St-Germaine des Prés

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