Memories Of Paris: Paintings of Favourite Things To See & Do

I fell in love with the thought of Paris when I was 13 years old.

If someone had've told me I would live there several times as an adult, I would not have believed them.

When I was around 30 years old, I travelled to the USA for a six week holiday, and had no inkling I would travel for seven years and spend a big chunk of that time living in Paris.

As I explored the city, I felt I knew what was around every Parisian corner, and I felt more "at home" than I ever had before in my life. I grew to love Paris -- the way she made me feel, the "joie de vivre" (joy of life) I felt every day, how ALIVE I felt ...

Everything about Paris was delicious, from the croissants and baguettes to the wine and champagnes, and I savoured all the taste sensations.

As an artist, I found the light incredible and I loved painting in every waking hour I wasn't exploring.

I started to take photos, and many thousands of those later, I've never stopped.

Digital photos and videos of course make it easier than ever before, I can take as many as I like, which I'm now turning into books as my memories, and to delight others who might enjoy seeing Paris through my books.

Paris is the City of Love and the City of Light, and has earned her name well -- she's a city where lovers can be seen everywhere, hand in hand, strolling or in cafes, totally absorbed in each other and part of the the feeling I have about Paris.

I have travelled to many lands -- from Alaska to Greece, Mauritius, France, Italy and Scandinavia, USA and New Zealand, Canada, Mexico, Singapore, Bali, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Puerto Rica, Curacao, and a host of other Caribbean islands -- and lived in quite a few of those places as well.

French is spoken in more places than I realised, and I'm always learning more about the language and the culture.

In this book I have turned some of my colourful photos into paintings, and I want to share them with you, and hope you'll see Paris through different eyes.

If you have a favourite place you'd like to visit in Paris, or have visited already, I'd love to hear about it -- please do pop over to my website and get in touch -- I'd love to chat with you about Paris, my spiritual home, the one place on this planet where I feel more at home and at peace than any other. Enjoy!