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Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Eiffel Tower

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"Eiffel Tower"
6" x 6", Oil on canvas panel.
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After flying 12 hours to Paris, we checked in to our hotel and went directly to the Eiffel tower to take a four hour bike tour of the city. It was wonderful, and served as a great way to deal with jet lag and no sleep! Our guide explained to us that there was a competition to determine the design for what eventually became the Eiffel Tower. Would you believe second place was a guillotine? Now that would have been a weird Paris landmark!

I am finally back at my easel after spending the last week getting organized. Sorry to be gone so long!

11 comments:

Caio Fern said...

this is a wonderful painting Leslie !
i liked the colors and the strong efect of the brushies !!

Marian Fortunati said...

Leslie,

Your sense of composition is so wonderful... I love how you simplify scenes and capture the essence of the meaning and beauty of the scene you are painting.

Bravo!!!

Edward Burton said...

This is wonderful, Leslie.

Elizabeth McCrindle said...

Love it :)

dacoop said...

Great knife work Leslie...I love the crop on this,too.

Gwen Bell said...

Fantastic, Leslie! I'm so accustomed to seeing your Nautical paintings but I love the lines and composition of this. You truly can paint anything! Hope your having a great visit.

Dreama Tolle Perry said...

Love the color, love the design, love everything about this painting. Did I mention I also live in Paris?

Kentucky. Somehow it doesn't look the same as your painting...

Rhonda Hurwitz said...

I love the way you made an iconic landmark uniquely your own. Nice job!

Sandra Galda said...

Wow this is really gorgeous. Just love it!

Vicki Shuck said...

this is great, Leslie! It just feels so "French"!!!

FCP said...

Love this one, thanks for sharing news of your trip, I look forward to seeing MORE!
Faye

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