Villa Savoye

My son suggested an outting to 

Villa Savoye in Poissy, designed by

the modernist Le Corbusier and 

it is an intriguing structure, well worth

the visit, expecially after the sensory

overload, and let's admit it, excesses 

of the Baroque...but this hilarious

out-structure (about 30 feet tall)

caught my sketching eye.

Harry's New York Bar

At Harry's New York Bar, 

birthplace of the Sidecar

and a number of other classic

cocktails, hang old baseballs 

and the boxing gloves of Primo

Carnera.  The drinks as excellent,

if hideously expensive- but

that's Paris for ya.  Next time

I'm packing a flask!

Tour de St Jacques

Near our apartment and serving as a useful

landmark is the Tour de St Jacques.  It is now

the centerpiece of a small park on Rue de Rivoli.

This soaring Gothic tower is the sole remnant of

an ancient cathedral.  Here are a few sketches

of its stone critters made while sitting on a bench...

as children, punks and old men milled about.

St. Chapel

The soaring stained glass windows of

St Chapel are one of the glories of the

City of Light...I sketched this snippet

as a reminder to use this goofy 

medieval convention in some future

narrative--- no perspective, huge people,

tiny buildings.

Cafe Lateral, Paris

Drawn while lunching on steak tartare...

a reminder....

oh, yeah, don't throw this stuff

in the toilet

two details

...some of the chintzy decor

within 6 rue Nicolas Flamel...

Rue Nicolas Flamel

A view from the apartment at 6 rue Nicolas Flamel.

Trumpeteer

Sketched this at the Quadrangle Club

at the University of Chicago, where they

host improvisational jazz every 1st Friday

evening of the month.

Mighty Sparrow

So many years I waited to see this great

singer and, alas, it was a shame that I waited...

sadly, the Sparrow is in poor health...hobbled

onto stage and indeed hobbled off stage in

mid-song...we thought he would collapse...

so sad, so sad.