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French Bleus

Russian cup with blue jug, watercolor on Etsy, 9" x 11"

I'm on a blue milk jug painting jag...

I got this blue crockery jug at a vintage kitchen shop in the Marais...

Cuisinophilie on 28, rue du Bourg Tibourg

They have a plethora of French blue items...

And they are right nextdoor to Mariage Freres!

Chocolat Marquise de Sevigne is also gaga for true French bleu...

Naturalement chocolatier Jean-Paul Hevin is Parisien King of French Ultramarine bleu!

Jean-Paul Hevin chocolate box, watercolor on Etsy, 9" x 11"

His metal boxes make perfect gifts and last forever true bleu...

Speaking of French bleus - this is me gazing out the living room window wistfully at the junk food/candy store on the corner. I have ventured out to the postbox to mail off your paintings. Fortunately no junk food urges overtook me at the time. Whew!

Not to worry.

I booked my seat to Paris/Venice for mid-March yesterday.

One MUST think positive!!

Confit de Rose, watercolor on Etsy, 9" x 11"

So everything is coming up roses...or it will be!

BONJOUR FRENCH BLEUS!

Shop Image Graphics in Paris

Yesterday SoozNooz said...

My list to go to Paris is getting so long - I will not know where to start.

More lists today of must-sees in Paris.

And they're all in my favorite Paris book,

Shop Image Graphics in Paris

You know how I love to collect Paris trash from where ever. Well here it's all collected for you in a lovely organized manner shop by shop - 97 of them in fact!

Granted it is loads of fun to collect bits and pieces of whatnots as you make your way promenading through Paris...

But this book also tells where to find the best stuff (if you can manage to get it bien sur). I loved my Kusmi Tea cabas till it broke in the airport. Nevermind that, Kusmi is still a great shop to seek out.

Fragonard is another one j'adore. Especially their little map of all their shops in Paris well worth holding on to...

Fauchon is my all-time favorite Paris shop - really it's an emporium of goodies and it gets 4 pages in Shop Image Graphics.

Did I say Shop Image Graphics in Paris is a Japanese book put out by Pie Books? No wonder there's such attention to detail.

Au Nom de la Rose is a big favorite of anyone who goes to Paris...

I've never been to Diptyque, though French Girl has their candles sitting around her place -another must-do.

I have at least been to les chocolats Foucher, an adorable old-fashioned art deco style shop and I reported on it here...

Fleurist Olivier Pitou I told you about too..

As well as Mariage Freres many times, so I'm not completely behind the 8-ball...

Shop Image Graphics did not include Aux Petit Bonheur de la Chance and it's a big mistake IMHO...

In fact they forgot to include a lot of my favorite Paris places...ahem

Is there going to be a follow-up book Pie SVP?

Plus there are no maps to all these wonderful Paris places. Well the book is created for graphic designers I suppose. My book, on the other hand will have nice maps to be sure. Someday...

BONJOUR PARIS SHOP IMAGES!

Yr Petit Dejeuner in Paris!

So I was telling PB reader Naomi yesterday:

Carolg:Sorry Naomi, but I don't do the People portraits in Paris anymore -too much stress but I do paint Paris still lifes and pets.

Naomi:So you mean if we send you a picture of our PARIS breakfast you'll paint that?
Carolg:What a GREAT idea!!
I'd love to.
Custom petit dejeuner still lifes

Right up my allee Naomi :)

Naomi:It would be a wonderful way to remember my favorite breakfast in Paris!