"Strasbourg Bridge Petunias", 14x18, oil on canvas-$1000 plus $15 s/hSur le pont d’Avignon
L'on y danse, l'on y danse
Sur le pont d’Avignon
L'on y danse tous en rond
On the bridge of Avignon
We all dance there, we all dance there
On the bridge of Avignon
We all dance there in a ring
When I was a kid, I used to sing this quaint French folk song in a really bad accent. It's a song about dancing on a bridge in France and although I was never on a bridge as a kid, I was always dancing! Today, I still sing (and dance!) whenever I think of the Strasbourg canal. No, I have never been to Avignon, which is in a different part of France, but I have certainly been to Strasbourg, and it is positively charming with its 5 story plus half-timbered buildings falling dying-swan style into the canal- all while petunias, geraniums and nasturtiums (oblivious to the danger of falling buildings) cascade wildly from every window box in sight!
This is the third time I've painted this scene, but this time I really wanted to make it more realistic in keeping with the cool, soft, light temperature of that lovely place. Strasbourg is a very important city, by the way, in terms of European government; it houses the European Parliament, also known as the Louise Weiss building. But in America, most Americans are kind of clueless about Strasbourg and Louise Weiss, so there's not much purpose in even talking about that famous building, other than the fact that it looks a bit like the Tower of Babel.
I'm happy to say that I would go back to eastern France and the Alsace region in a heartbeat, and maybe someday I will. Anyhow, Le Petite France (Little Paris) is a little enclave of a village situated on a canal on the outskirts of the bustling city of Strasbourg, and that is where I captured this charming photograph that became the inspiration for not one, but three different paintings!
If you are acquainted with my blog, you may have seen the other two paintings, which are both sold. But please tell me what you think of this one, and if you wish to purchase it, just use the PayPal button below.
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