A Journal of Artist Marti Schmidt's journeys to France and Other Interesting Places
Wednesday, September 02, 2009
"L'Art d'emballer ma valise pour France" (The Art of packing my suitcase for France)
Oh my goodness!! Where are the days when I could throw in a pair of jeans, paintbrushes , passport and a French guide book into a backpack with my beret and take off...
Sure, oh yes that's my alter ego,The sensible traveler,
the devil-may-care Marti.
The" I don't care what people think" Marti.
RIIIGGGHT!
NOT! I must admit ( and this will come to no surprise to those of you who know me well) I am a clothes horse, Love to put my LOOK together and dress to the nines.
I have packed 3 times now, putting in and taking out... and the suitcase is
STILL TO HEAVY!
I even convinced Brooke, my beautiful, sensible dresser ,talented packer and experienced traveling daughter,into helping me decide what to take and what to leave.
" I refuse to carry around a heavy suitcase for 3 weeks ~ my back won't take it"
We spent an entire afternoon, her sitting on the bed and me modeling the various options. It was a lot of fun, and we made all the right decisions. Putting the combinations together just like a painting.
Our color palette will be, black, grey, eggplant and indigo as our base colors, with mustard, orange ,magenta and cream as accents. What! no chartreuse green ,you may ask, well yes one t-shirt in that amazing color.
Beautiful, sensible and doable.
Nice but not over the top,
We did an excellent job. First and most important, several old painting clothes for art school, things I can just throw away when done , then 4 site-seeing outfits ( interchangeable of course) and last, simple black evening clothes with pearls. Oh yes, and 10 pairs of sensible shoes.
Just kidding, only 3 pairs, one for each category.
I forgot to mention the 2 zinc plates, for the etching class that weight about 5 lbs each, the brushes, the paper, the extra art supplies and smock needed for the 2 weeks of class. Oh my, this will be a challenge.
anyway... I cannot lift the case, so I go back in (4th time) to cut more out... maybe just this pair of jeans and the green t-shirt? Or maybe the velvet coat?
Ok, enough of this compulsive behavior...
the beautiful eggplant velvet coat must go. BOO HOO!
I will take my art school supplies and not the coat. And perhaps buy some new thing in France to quench my velvet desire.
I wish I was in the suitcase, you've been gone a day and I miss you already 5 weeks is going to be torture. I hope the men in my life survive. You're going to have a blast and soon you'll have a daughter and grandaughter in tow on your France adventures. Have fun for both of us and take lots of pitures. I love you tons, Brooke
Artist/Printmaker Marti Schmidt combines ancient art forms with modern impressionism and adds texture, shapes and silhouettes that evoke a style distinctly her own.
Marti's art reflects the tropical ambiance of the pan-Caribbean, the exotic mysticism of the south Pacific, with the infusion of European flavor.
The latest modern artwork with it’s exotic imagery, bold approach to color and layers upon layers of intaglio etchings and paint allow images to be exposed from underneath that will draw the viewer into her paintings and leave them with the feeling of having been to far away places.
Her Latest works are influenced by art sabbaticals to France reflecting the texture and colors of the French countryside, the city lights of Paris and the ancient caves of Pech Merle.
2 comments:
you're going to have a great time even if you have to drag 500 lbs through France!
I wish I was in the suitcase, you've been gone a day and I miss you already 5 weeks is going to be torture. I hope the men in my life survive. You're going to have a blast and soon you'll have a daughter and grandaughter in tow on your France adventures. Have fun for both of us and take lots of pitures. I love you tons, Brooke
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