happy birthday eiffel tower!

so many ways to fill a space

an american in paris

It can be very humbling to try to communicate in another language...
I think it would be funny to apologize for and explain one's grammatical errors to complete strangers.

two views

This one was done on a crumpled cookie bag. Looking out at Lake Ontario.

St. Denis. This guy was beheaded, then picked up his own head and walked for miles, carrying it and still speaking all the while. Wow.

beautiful prison

The sketching blog was in Paris last month. I was led to this tower:

The conciergerie, where Marie Antoinette was held until her death.

I decided it needed some color: 

And even though the sketching blog has moved on (as of today, Tuscany!), I was seized yesterday with the need to finally do this tower in its original black & gold: 

The gold is more shimmery in person. 

What an amazing building!