By Patty Williamson
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Fenendael visits the Hotel Baudy on Rue Claude Monet in Giverny, where Monet took many meals.
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It was a
thrill for Ed Fenendael, a well-known Door County watercolorist, to
arrive in Giverny, France, the home of Claude Monet, and be greeted by
locals as he walked the village streets. "Everyone is so welcoming to
visiting artists, and that's part of what makes the place so special,"
Fenendael says.
Over several years, he's become close friends with a number of Giverny residents, including Christian Avril, an artist who paints every day on Rue Claude Monet; his wife, Fanfan; Michel Mallay, a retired general from the French Army; and his wife, Luce, also a painter. He looks forward to special time with them on each return trip.
Fenendael's most recent visit - his seventh to Giverny - was the result of an invitation to be a guest artist with a group of eight other people from three countries, who painted for a week in mid-September in Monet's garden and nearby sites familiar to the founder of French Impressionism.
Over several years, he's become close friends with a number of Giverny residents, including Christian Avril, an artist who paints every day on Rue Claude Monet; his wife, Fanfan; Michel Mallay, a retired general from the French Army; and his wife, Luce, also a painter. He looks forward to special time with them on each return trip.
Fenendael's most recent visit - his seventh to Giverny - was the result of an invitation to be a guest artist with a group of eight other people from three countries, who painted for a week in mid-September in Monet's garden and nearby sites familiar to the founder of French Impressionism.
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Art Highlights
* On Oct. 20 and 21, seven galleries and two schools in Ellison Bay will open their doors and studios to the entire community for the Ellison Bay Arts Crawl.
* Base Camp & Ecology Sports is currently displaying a sampling of Matthew James Smith's black & white photography.
* Registration is open for an upcoming one-day workshop taught by Door County artist Craig Blietz at Artists Guild in Sturgeon Bay.
* Dozens of La Catrina dolls are on display and available for purchase at the Santa Fe Shop in Fish Creek.