Tagging and senseless graffiti makes my head spin, but I will admit that Nemo's stenciled street art often catches my eye.( Could it be his use of ROUGE?) I loved this Marais café wall.
I am a former elementary school teacher, a full-time photographer, lover of all things French ( whose French is slowly improving), obsessive Paris traveler, enthusiastic church and community volunteer, and grandmother to 5 delightful grandchildren.
I fell in love with Paris in March 2007. It was as the French say, le coup de foudre : love at first sight. As a result of that trip, my photography took another direction. Since that time I have pursued a career of sorts in photography and dreamed of returning to the City of Light. November 2008 found me strolling the streets of Paris once again. My first visit I was so overwhelmed with the incredible beauty of the city, I photographed it as a "tourist". In 2008 I returned and I looked at the city with more of a photographer's eye. I wanted to capture the unique, the small details, and oh yes - the people! This blog was started as a photo diary of that trip, but I have been most fortunate to return to the city j'adore 15 times since. Each time I leave, I wipe a tear and start planning my list for the next trip. Paris may well be a moveable feast, but I think it's best savored in person! Someone told me that once you have been to Paris, you will leave a piece of your heart. I left mine right there, but I brought home some wonderful memories. It is my pleasure to share them with you.
12 comments:
Is it just me Virginia, or does that look a little in the Toulouse-Lautrec style?
Le capitaine Nemo est un grand artiste.
Costas
j'aime les chats noirs qui se dessinent... Traduisent-ils le défendu...
Gros bisous
It's a very creative graffiti!Beautiful lines and forms!
Léia
J'aime beacoup your new header photo, V!
Bon dimanche
Reminds of me of a gentler Banksy
Nemo was here? Send him home. Without supper. Grounded.
Tres avant garde!!!
I like the splash of red too Virginia.
Enjoy your week!
Shane x
Awesome! I so love good graffiti in Paris. I think I'll be putting up some of my own soon.
I am SO in agreement with you, V!
The kind of graffiti I like..
wondeful image
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