One of the most gratifying things of giving my tours is the interesting and diverse people that I meet from all over the world. Barbara Flowers is a painter living in Florida and travels frequently to Paris for inspiration for her paintings. She and her mother did a full day tour earlier this year and one of the things she requested for the tour was to show her picturesque backgrounds to photograph so she may later use them as inspiration for her paintings. I told Barbara I would be very interested in seeing the end product and that I would post photos of the paintings. Barbara emailed me the other day with photos of her beautiful finished works to be presented in a gallery show later this month. It’s a solo show with 25 new paintings starting October 17 at the Ann Irwin Fine Art Gallery in Atlanta.
Barbara grew up and spent most of her life in a small village near the Rhine River in Germany. Although she wanted to create art at an early age, she was educated in languages and parlayed her strong skills in to a successful career as a foreign language correspondent. As successful as she was as a correspondent, her passion for painting was too strong to ignore, so she decided to paint full time and has never looked back. Today her paintings are recognized and collected internationally in private and corporate collections and is represented by Anne Irwin Fine Art in Atlanta, Jules Place in Boston and Art Access Gallery in Columbus, Ohio. Awards and honors include Signature Member, American Impressionist Society, President’s Choice Award - American Impressionist Society - 9th Annual National Juried Exhibition, and Award of Excellence - Oil Painters of America Eastern Regional. Barbara has had solo shows at Corse Gallery & Atelier, Watts Fine Art, Tyler White Gallery, and Beverly McNeil Gallery.
If you live in Atlanta please attend her show.
October 17 to November 8, 2014
Ann Irwin Fine Art Gallery
690 Miami Cir NE, Atlanta, GA 30324.
http://www.barbaraflowersart.com
Paris
My Paris Apartment for Rent
I am renting my fabulous Paris apartment in the heart of the Marais near St. Paul metro, from November 30 to December 16, a total of 17 nights. It's a spacious one-bedroom 750 sq. ft. loft style apartment with 12 ft. ceilings, decorated in chic Mid-Century Modern furniture and sleeps two people in a Queen size bed. Amenities include washer/dryer, 16" flat screen TV, dishwasher, internet connection/Wifi and free long distance calls to the U.S. The apartment is located on the second floor with a large elevator.
The price is 2800 euros/165 per night for 17 nights, 1500 euros for 7 nights, and anything in between 7 & 15 nights, 175 euros per night. Minimum rental 7 nights or 1500 euros. Photos upon request.
Please email me at [email protected] if you are interested.
I am happy to announce the launch of Eye Prefer Paris Cooking Classes. Come take an ethnic culinary journey with me and chef and caterer Charlotte Puckette, co-author of the bestseller The Ethnic Paris Cookbook (with Olivia Kiang-Snaije). First we will shop at a Paris green-market for the freshest ingredients and then return to Charlotte's professional kitchen near the Eiffel Tower to cook a three-course lunch. After, we will indulge in the delicious feast we prepared along with hand-selected wines.
Cost: 185 euros per person (about $240)
Time: 9:30AM- 2PM (approximately 4 1/2 hours)
Location: We will meet by a metro station close to the market
Class days: Tuesday,Wednesday, Thursday,Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
Minimum of 2 students, maximum 6 students.
Click here to sign up for the next class or for more info.
I am pleased as punch to announce the launch of Eye Prefer Paris Tours, which are 3-hour walking tours I will personally be leading. The Eye Prefer Paris Tour includes many of the places I have written about such as small museums & galleries, restaurants, cafes & food markets, secret addresses, fashion & home boutiques, parks, and much more.
Tours cost 210 euros for up to 3 people, and 70 euros for each additional person. I look forward to meeting you on my tours and it will be my pleasure and delight to show you my insiders Paris.
Check it out at www.eyepreferparistours.com
Click here to watch a video of our famous Marais tour
