Now and Then.
Journal from studies in France.

2021 notes: In 2014, and again in 2016, I was able to go to France and study with several master artists. In 2014, it was with Ted Seth Jacobs, and in 2016 with Michelle Tully at Studio Escalier. Because of COVID, Studio Escalier began online instruction in 2020. So, I’ve been able to study with Michelle online since then…but with no weekend trips around the country. Still, I’m glad to be able to continue studying with Michelle.

Ted, a great teacher and artist, celebrated his 90th birthday when I was there in 2014, but his health was in decline and he passed away several years ago. It’s was a great learning experience for me. I’m so grateful to have had that time.

When there, I took lots of photos and travelled whenever possible. The photos and related comments here are simply reminders for me of these excursions and serve as a type of journal and a memory keeper.

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A Weekend visiting the Three Oldest Lighthouses in France

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2014, Ted Seth Jacobs, Musee David d’Angers

Museé des Beaux-Arts d'Angers, Museé David d'Angers and Ted’s Home Gallery

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2014, Ted Seth Jacobs, Musee David d’Angers

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Evening Landscapes and a Birthday

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Journey to Giverny

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An elderly woman.

So I kept going downhill, and looked up.

I followed her example.

Not far away.

On a gray day.

Fresh grass.

A think jumble.

At first glance, it looks desolate.

A mix of old and new.

Leftover soup.

Bread, cheese and soup.

Yesterday—a walk to Sanzay.

To Sanzay.

on the way to Sanzay...

on the way to Sanzay...

Sanzay, 13th century ruins.

Chateau de Sanzay, 13th century ruins.

Sanzay, 13th century ruins.

Moats.

A Mélange of Friday and Saturday

April 16, 2016

Finishing two days off, the mix of photos here is from two different walkabouts. Click on the photos to see each story—caption and description.