This week I spent 3 days in Paris. I realised I haven’t actually been for over 10 years, which is ridiculous as it’s so easy to get to from London. I met my friend Aude and we visited a few exhibitions together and relaxed and walked everywhere. This is a picture of the installation by Celeste Boursier-Mougenot at the Bourse De Commerce. It was stunning. We went at the end of the day and captured a few moments of stillness when there were no other visitors.
I did some sketching with pens and colour pencils, capturing fleeting views from cafes in the heat.
And of course there were lots of delightful meals. This dessert is called a religieuse, 2 choux pastries filled with ganache. Sublime. The icecream is from the hipster bar/icecream parlour Folderol. It was mugicha flavour and very refreshing.
We visited several art shops, which felt somehow historical, and I treated myself to this lovely little watercolour palette from Charvin. I was able to switch out 6 of the colours to make this unusual collection.
I tried to do quick sketches, without worrying too much about detail, as a sort of drawing practice…
We went to see the newly rebuilt Notre Dame Cathedral. I love that Parisians just sit outside, on benches or outside cafes, casually chatting with each other for hours and hours in the warm Summer weather. We sat, looked at the light changing on the cathedral, and sketched.
There were so many iconic views of Paris wherever I looked. It truly is a beautiful city, and I already can’t wait to go back.
