All Posts Tagged With: "a year in provence"

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The Birth(and Death) of Impressionism – Part Three

AUTHOR’S NOTE:  If you missed them – here are PARTS ONE and TWO Edgar Degas had never concerned himself with earning a living from his art because  he had family money and sold his works as it suited him. But all that changed in 1878 when his father died. After the estate was finally settled […]

13Jun2023 | | 16 comments | Continued
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The Birth(and Death) of Impressionism – Part Two

The Birth(and Death) of Impressionism – Part Two Author’s Note: If you missed Part One of the Impressionist story – IT’S HERE. Renoir had been inspired by Claude Monet since the day they first met in 1862.With this renewed motivation, Renoir seemed to push himself to take more chances, work harder and never give up. […]

12May2023 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Christopher Strong Bicycle Gourmet – Born at the Right Time – Part Four

  Christopher Strong Bicycle Gourmet – Born at the Right Time – Part Four…   brings us to the inevitable conclusion of my French-Mexican adventure. Checking out Parts One, Two and/or Three may help you connect the dots more easily. After two plus weeks of Ten hour “Mr. Fix-It-Up” days Paul returned to France for […]

16Sep2022 | | 0 comments | Continued