I must show you one of the highlights of my trip to Paris!
My artist friend and I took a day trip to Giverny, where Monet had lived
and painted his fam
The drive to Giverny was soooo wonderful!
The trees were all starting to turn colors, so it was amazing and then add in the quaint picturesque villages and the Seine river winding it's way around each corner, I'm telling you it was almost more then our artists brains could take!! lol
And we hadn't even arrived at Monet's garden yet!
The interior of the house is so darling, and we could just imagine Monet and his family living their days there.
No photography is allowed in the house but we were able to take a photo out through the window looking out to the garden.
The gardens are immense, there is the first section with all the wonderful blooming flowers and then there is a separate area that overlooks all the lily ponds and the bridges. One of my favorite spots was the nasturtium garden, it was such a vivid green and looked like a page out of a fairy tale!
At one point we got out our sketch pads and sat on a near by woo
A couple of tourist groups walked by and gave us looks of approval on our renditions of the scene, so that was pretty amazing!
After our garden and pond adventure, we meandered up the cobblestone street and there was this stone wall with gorgeous r
Our last stop was at the end of the street (where our driver was awa
We climbed the stone steps up to an old church that was in the midst of renovation and sat down and brought out our sketch books again to do a quick rendering of an old white iron gate and wall.
We really didn't want to leave this wonderful little bit of paradise, but Paris was awaiting our return, so we found our way to our hostess tour guide and with joy in our hearts and minds we waved goodbye to the little town of Giverny.
It was an experience I will never forget and will become even more special to me now whenever I gaze upon a Monet painting.
Hope you enjoyed a little bit of my adventure too.
Talk to you all soon,
deborah
6 comments:
Deborah, I so enjoyed your lovely photos! Thank you for sharing this wonderful day with us. Kathy
I would love to see your drawings! These photos are gorgeous Deborah! Thank you for sharing them with us all!
Wow... that is beautiful. I've always wanted to go to Monet's gardens!
thanks for sharing the beautiful photos. Monet is my favorite artist of all. The bridge photo is a work of art in itself!
What a little slice of heaven that place is. No wonder Monet was such a fabulous artiste'! He was trying to share a little tiny bit of the beauty that surrounded him daily. How fortunate he was to live in such an inspiring place.
Absolutely beautiful gardens... and your photos are just gorgeous! Thank you so much for sharing your adventure :)
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