Wit, Wisdom, & Charm from Winnie the Pooh

Pooh and Piglet: drawing by E.H. Shepard

Did you ever stop to think, and then forget to start again? Wise words from a very Wise Bear.
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Soutine in Paris: Order out of Chaos at L'Orangerie

The more you see of Soutine the more intriguing he becomes. From Paris, a review of a show that provides another chance to see the work of this distinctive early 20th c. artist.

http://www.artsmarttalk.com/3/post/2012/10/soutine-in-paris-order-and-chaos-at-lorangerie.html

Paris On My Mind: Art of a Gilded Age

It's always 1889 in Paris.... fixed in our minds, in part by the paintings of an overlooked artist worth knowing for his sly but clear-eyed observations of life in the City of Light. Information included about my Arts Trips to Paris

http://www.artsmarttalk.com/3/post/2012/09/paris-on-my-mind-art-of-a-gilded-age.html