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Tuesday, December 6, 2011

0 Paint New York RED!

Tons of RED in NYC right now particularly at Museum of FIT

The Great Designers Part One is on until May 8, 2012.
Don't you love this Dior 'corset' hat?

These Gucci red shoes would be perfect forever - all treasures on exhibit are from FIT's permanent collection.

Red gown from Valentino's last couture collection...

Forever contemporary, Halston's 'bath towel' gown...

A classic red check Clair McCardell to drool over...

Lots of checks in Paris right now - these are in Macy's.

Who needs to go to Paris? Not for chocolate chips anyway...

Who doesn't love giant red Xmas balls?

These in Donna Karan's Soho windows...

Red Ribbon Macarons, watercolor, 9" x 11"

Macy's Red Elf entrance is more friendly than Barneys no?

Just one red raspberry decorates Cafe Petrossian tarts, perhaps NYC's most Frenchie patisserie...

Last week the Met was getting ready decking the halls...

But their annual Neopolitan Baroque Creche has been up for ages - always worth a visit..

A tiny exhibit of mostly red exquisite Faberge has been rescued from their hidden coffers at the Met...

Another new Met exhibit - Japanese storytelling in scrolls and folding screens - I loved this delicate reindeer decked out in red collar...

Meanwhile hidden in my coffers I found a pile of Angelina hot chocolate watercolors. Shall I have a 3-day sale tomorrow? You tell me.

Bonjour Red New York!

0 Pastry Sketch Crawl Returns!

Yesterday was major. I got my walking papers to venture back into the Big Apple (with a cane but I'm now allowed to climb up the stairs alternate steps instead of one-step-at-a-time!)

YAHOO

A chance to return to the Pastry Sketch Crawl begun in late January...

With some reservations bien sur...

NO sitting for hours on end (that upended me into a sciatica episode)...

Back to tres chic Cafe Petrossian.

Though Lord knows why I picked out exactly the SAME tarte as last fateful visit...

I must have a deep hidden attraction to strawberries...

If not to pate brisee crust. I only stayed a half hour and sketched a bit. No point tempting the Gods of Sciatica again.

I returned home to paint in bed...

This seems to be a lucky painting spot for me along with Nom de la Rose teas...

Au Nom de la Rose Teas, watercolor on Etsy, 9" x 11"

I could not resist a quick look in Bergdorf Goodman's windows...

At some 'tartie' shoes I may never venture out in again (not that I did in the past...ahem) Farewell M. Louboutin :(

Mais BONJOUR PASTRY SKETCH CRAWL Encore!!!

0 Paris Carrousel

I was captured by this toy carousel in cafe Petrossians' window...

It reminded me of the carrousel at Hotel de Ville...

Surely you've passed by at one time or another...

And given it a passing glance...

The end of the year made me pause...

To think about 2010...

The choices I made...

Whether to ride the rocking horse or sit on the stationary lion...

Some people are still trying to decide and checking the map one last time...

Did you remember to look up so you didn't miss all the glorious details?

Did you catch the 'brass ring' in 2010?

'The brass rings that were on the horses on the older carousels were present so that people could try to grab in order to get a free ride...Keep in mind that the best carousels were found in America, not Europe. The immigrant craftsmen wanted to make sure that their work reflected their dreams of what coming to America meant'. Who knew?