L'autruche sur le mur

Enough to make you stop and smile!

Urban Art Series - Philippe Baudelocque

This little series have been fun and educational for me. Until now, I"ve known a few of the more well known artists but I've had to really zoom in and do a little googling to find the others. Philippe Baudelocque, a French artist, uses chalk on black backgrounds to create his intricate creatures. You'll want to visit the site to see them all. I will definitely be looking for more on future trips!

Fini!

Today, meet the artist. He word knee pads so he could draw the grid, and later the entire picture on the sidewalk. When he spotted me, he kindly got up, posed for photos and showed me what he would create. He promised he would be done in "trois heures". I made sure that my afternoon included a walk back over the bridge to see it. Yesterday's post was the new sketch that he had just started. was The photo below is the one he was working on that morning. Encounters like this are what make my trips to Paris so very special for me.

L'artiste

In 2013, I walked up on a street artist laying out the grid for a Picasso chalk drawing. Stop in tomorrow to see the results and the artists as well. 

Merci - Thank You

Today we return to the dear street artist I met last November. I featured him here.  On his hands and knees, he drew a wonderful Picasso portrait on the sidewalk along the Seine. While he was on his  working on his masterpiece, I explored his case of art supplies, then spotted this. This one photo says it all. He works so hard on his art for just a few euros. 

La guitare

Unpacking his guitar along the Seine, I didn't notice the chalk drawing on the sidewalk until I downloaded this photo.

Ma Journée à Paris - Part II

When monsieur spotted me with my camera, he stood up and in better English than my French, explained that he was preparing to do a Picasso chalk portrait. He fetched a copy of the original and told me,"You come back in three hours and it will be finished."  I said, "Au revoir", went across the bridge and returned later that afternoon, to ooh and ahh over this lovely masterpiece!

Eliott- King Fisher

This intricate chalk drawing if by French urban artist Philippe Baudelocque. Amazing.