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Wednesday, February 6, 2008

Etude Blanche

Posted by pece at 5:58 AM

Painting white objects is no piece of cake it turns out...Hmmmm
I am up the whazoo with gateaux blanche here thanks to my greediness for mini this and that..
Here's Laduree's version of a Mozartian white wedding gateau...
*Note the 2 shades of white - cream plus a little touch of pink - the heart!
When there's a transportation strikes in Paris you discover new things!
Like these fabulous and gorgeous ( I know, I know gorgeous means multi-colored..just wait) ceramic pear sculptures...
Pears sit in Restaurant Benoit's windows on 20, rue St. Martin, noted for it's turn-of-the-century Belle Epoque bistrot decor.
And artichokes...
This handsome huge snail sits in L'Escargot's window on rue Montorgueil...

Another of Benoit's window displays..
So what's the point of all this white?

Well that's just it!

There is a lot of color in white.

Warm and cool colors depending...
White is the combination of all colors of the visible light spectrum.

Like these tarts from PAUL Boulangerie are decidedly warm in tone...

Hmmm...a bit of blue AND warm tones in this gelato...
Gelato for breakfast anyone? I'm in!

White roses are the perfect subject for color in whites...

As Henri Fantin-Latour shows us here in this lush still life painting.

Talk about lush whites..

This Illy poster was outside my front door in Paris and I was ever amazed by all the colors...well maybe just amazed!

Now it's your turn.

Name some colors you see in all these whites!

 

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