Monday, October 4, 2010

Sketching

French Stranger #69

The Musée d'Orsay is a grand place for artists and students alike to have some quiet time to sit and sketch.  Last summer, I chatted with this American student, taking a fe minutes to capture a memory on paper.
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15 comments:

  1. 黄清华 Wong Ching WahOctober 4, 2010 at 12:59:00 AM CDT

    That is a creative framing technique. I like it.
    Wong

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  2. Genie -- Paris and BeyondOctober 4, 2010 at 5:12:00 AM CDT

    Virginia, I love the soft colors and angle of this shot. D'Orsay is a great museum for the architecture as well as the art and you captured both.
    G

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  3. Shell SherreeOctober 4, 2010 at 7:07:00 AM CDT

    What a lovely slant on things, V! I'll bet that young lady was having the time of her life.

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  4. DarylOctober 4, 2010 at 8:02:00 AM CDT

    LOVE this perspective ...

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  5. AlexaOctober 4, 2010 at 8:55:00 AM CDT

    Yes, you've put a wonderful slant on this subject, V! I know envy is not a pretty thing, but when I see people sketching in a museum, I just wish I had that talent.

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  6. StarmanOctober 4, 2010 at 9:09:00 AM CDT

    Bonjour de Paris. Nous sommes arrivé hier.

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  7. HarrietOctober 4, 2010 at 9:42:00 AM CDT

    Have a great time Starman!!! A couple of my friends will be arriving in a few days.

    What an angle.....How did you manage a photo at the d'Orsay? The guards were out when I was there in April.

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  8. TheChieftessOctober 4, 2010 at 12:04:00 PM CDT

    I love this photo V!!! The perspective is fabulous!!!
    (is this not a Paris Stranger Photo?)

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  9. Jean SpitzerOctober 4, 2010 at 3:54:00 PM CDT

    Wow. I'm a little dizzy. Did she know she was being photographed?

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  10. jennyfrecklesOctober 4, 2010 at 3:59:00 PM CDT

    What a bold angle to put on this. I think it works because the colours harmonise so there aren't too many additional distractions.

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  11. VirginiaOctober 4, 2010 at 7:01:00 PM CDT

    Chieftess,
    Oui, my head is so full of Apple knowlege I forgot to add that. I"ve corrected it, thanks!

    Harriet,
    I have always taken photos at the Orsay. Perhaps a new rule?

    Starman,
    THANK GOD YOU"RE FINALLY IN PARIS!!! Eat, drink, and tell me all about it.
    Bises,
    V

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  12. Half-heard in the StillnessOctober 5, 2010 at 6:27:00 AM CDT

    Great angles to this one.

    I think sketches are wonderful..I'd have loved a peek inside her Memory Journal

    Jane

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  13. Paris PaulOctober 5, 2010 at 3:17:00 PM CDT

    Perfect angle!

    As for the d'Orsay, Karin and I went in August and there were "No Photography" signs up all over the place but the guards didn't stop me from taking any pictures.

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  14. ~S~October 6, 2010 at 2:18:00 PM CDT

    I love these photos! thanks for sharing.

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  15. MayaNovember 3, 2010 at 9:45:00 AM CDT

    V, when we were there in June, there were big signs everywhere saying no photography and they were enforcing it!

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