Art Show in Paris

I spent the afternoon at a huge art fair that is taking place this weekend right across the street.  They have worked for a week setting up white tents all over the square and down the canal.  I had a FREE entrance coupon, but I would have paid. It was fabulous!

There were over 500 boothes and all types of art.  Paintings, sculpture, jewelry, pottery and I even saw carpets. 

The artists were all present, but I found most of them weren't in their boothes.  They were stitting at little tables eating lunch.  After all..............nothing is more important than dejeuner.

It was interesting to see the ones I was drawn to and it did form a pattern.  Unfortunately I didn't feel comfortable taking too many photos so I didn't get some of my favorites.  Nor did I buy anything more than a 2 Euro postcard.  I didn't see anything under 400 Euros.

Love the nudes!

                                                     Both of these were painted by Jean Jouvin.


The next one is a bit blurry, but it is a nude painted on a musical score. I really like it when different materials are incorporated into a painting.  Unfortunately I didn't get photos of some of my favorites.

                                                                Cyril Reguerre

I didn't get any photos of the paintings of restaurant/bar scenes, but I REALLY like those.  What does that tell you?  And scenes of people doing things..........

And this whimsical painting made me smile.

                                                             Marie-Pierre Kuhn

And so did my late lunch, after the show, at one of my favorite neighborhood cafés, Au Bouquet St. Paul.

The salmon was cooked perfectly!