La Seine, Paris I, French Landscape Painting

There are two Paris must-do's that I haven't done yet despite numerous visits there over the years - a cruise on the Seine and the Eiffel Tower. It may be that a part of me thinks they are just too touristy so I keep avoiding but another part of me, I admit, wonders if I'm missing out on a lot. I always walk down to the water's edge or cross some of the bridges to enjoy watching people along the quays and boats traveling up and down the river.

I just love being part of the scene that is full of life and history while contemplating many painting possibilities. What is also attractive to me is that any urban landscape painting involving the Seine adds a meditative quality to it. So maybe it won't be such a bad idea to hop on one of these boats next time to see this enchanting city from a completely new perspective.

La Seine, Paris, France I

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Media: Original watercolor on paper
Image Size: 11.5 x 15.5 inches (29 x 39 cm)
Frame/Mat: No

Purchase: Sold

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4 Responses to La Seine, Paris I, French Landscape Painting

So many great decisions made in this painting. The first thing that hits my eye is the sky and distant buildings, impressing me with the way you unified all the buildings and mixed slightly warmer colors with cool colors. Then my eye comes to the foreground to that lush pink shade the sun is casting on the shoreline, the figures and then up into the river, reflections and that wonderful architecture. Finishing the painting off with foliage in the corners of the painting. Thanks for sharing this painting with us. JK

Posted by Jim Kendall · via ktanabe.fineartstudioonline.com · 183 months ago

Hi Jim, thank you for your visit and generous comment. I am flattered that you so thoroughly enjoyed this painting. It's a great pleasure to share my artwork with people like you. Merci!

Posted by Keiko Tanabe · via ktanabe.fineartstudioonline.com · 183 months ago

I love that sparkle on the water. White paper, I assume? The ripples are also an exercise in restraint. I constantly remind my students 'you don't have to paint every ripple to make it look like water'.
In watercolour, less is more.
DW

Posted by David Webb · via ktanabefineart.com · 183 months ago

Thank you, David, for your insightful comment. I agree with you that you don't have to put every little detail to tell the whole story. Your quote, less is more, is right on. Yes, the sparkle is the white of paper :)

Posted by Keiko Tanabe · via ktanabe.fineartstudioonline.com · 183 months ago

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