The Clever Pup

Photo of Misia by Vuillard, 1897 Misia by Renoir 1904 In 1907 Misia’s marriage to Alfred Edwards was in tatters. Misia was extremely jeal...

Portrait of Misia - Henri-Toulouse Lautrec I had never heard of Misia until G-Pup bought me the book Misia, The Life of Misia Sert, by Ar...

Pierre Bonnard Pierre Bonnard Edouard Vuillard In 1900 Misia was a voluptous 28 years old. The Paris Exposition was on. Misia was abou...

Scene from Hugo , Paramount Pictures   I first posted this story 2 years ago. I've just returned from seeing Martin Scorsese's ...

Scene from Hugo , Paramount Pictures   I first posted this story 2 years ago. I've just returned from seeing Martin Scorsese's ...

Mais Oui.  Hey everyone. I came across an article on Oh Happy Day - How to Pack for 2 Weeks to France in a Carry-On. It inspired...

The themes of music and love tie Paris in the 60s together with contemporary Montreal and wrap the whole story up in a completing knot...

"Talk about a fulfilling movie. That's the kind of movie I could sit through again immediately " That's the sort of rem...

  Dream, and dream big. The Christmas tree ( sapin  de  Noël ) at Galeries Lafayette is 21 metres high, adorned with 600,000 lights and 5,00...

An intimate warmth predominates James Tissot’s The Shop Girl (1883-1885). The shaded interior makes the viewer feel like an elite in...

Neville Gabie, artist in residence at London's Olympic Park has paid tribute to the construction workers at the 2012 Games site by i...

Yesterday, November 12, I had the pleasure of meeting Clotilde Dusoulier, creator of the Chocolate & Zucchini blog, while she was here...

I bought these compelling photos at an auction about ten years ago as part of the "contents of a drawer". I return to them again a...