Category Archives: Art

The City Coat of Arms :: St-Jean-Pied-de-Port

Posted on 2013/05/01 by

Do cities and townships in the USA have coats of arms?  Some towns offer a “Welcome to…” sign at the main road ornamented with the brands or logos of the organizations that paid for the sign. What about the organizations … Continue reading →

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Cave Paintings

Posted on 2013/03/07 by

The Ariege region of the Pyrenees is riddled with caves.  Presumably many of them contain artifacts, fragments and possibly, paintings. Nature journal reports the 1933 discovery of a magnificent horse drawn and colored on a cave wall.  ”The cave, to … Continue reading →

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The Village Church South of Tarbes

Posted on 2012/06/28 by

The day’s route meandered through small villages and along corn fields.  At one hamlet on the east side of L’Adour River, not far from Vielle-Adour,  a woman tending her roses suggested I ask a neighbor two houses over to open … Continue reading →

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Ceret :: Mediterranean Coast of Catalonia

Posted on 2012/06/21 by

While I stayed in Ceret after my trek across France, I sketched near a group of visitors from California who painted en plain air all day, then ate and drank through the star-lit evenings.  My memorable visit was during early October after … Continue reading →

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Woman Artist Walks Pyrenees Alone

Posted on 2010/07/08 by

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