Original artwork description:

A long walk between stations took me, unaware, to this doorway in Montparnasse. I stopped, surprised and delighted by the open door to a little private world. I felt decades fade away. It is cool inside, and blissfully quiet too. Shadows gather in patches, ghostly domains of mystery. I dare not venture upstairs. I look at the retro signage, at the glass cabinets. I hear the faint mumble of French voices on a distant television, the sound of a piano. The scent of a meaty stew, and the tang of onion.
This work is a perfect souvenir of Paris, a lovely gift for a home.
Texture has been added to create extra depth. The canvas is 0.5 inches deep and can therefore hang without a frame if wished.

Materials used:

acrylic and card

Tags:

#people #france #houses #paris #andrew reid wildman #europe #french #stairs #doorway #parisian #apartment #signs and symbols #city living #stairwell #montparnasse france