Colorful Marina in Nice, France, Painterly
by Liesl Walsh
Title
Colorful Marina in Nice, France, Painterly
Artist
Liesl Walsh
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photograph
Description
This image has a subtle painterly effect on it, which can be seen in full resolution preview. This image is also available without the painterly effect, and is titled, "Colorful Marina in Nice, France". When I was in the Port of Nice and the light was just right, the water was a gorgeous turquoise. The bright colorful boats, wealthy yachts, and surrounding architecture with old shutters and balconies kept me coming back to the marina to see all the colors. Behind the marina is Castle Hill, a limestone rock 93 meters high overlooking the sea. In medieval times a fortress on Castle Hill protected the city. Now Castle Hill is a park that provides panoramic views of the coastline, city, and the marina below. Nice is a beautiful city on the Mediterranean Sea in the Cote d'Azur region of southeastern France. It is in the French Riviera near Monaco, Eze, and St. Paul de Vence. Nice is nicknamed, "Nice la Belle", which means "Nice the Beautiful". The beauty and mild Mediterranean climate attracted the English upper class in the late 18th century to stay here in the winter. The main walkway along the rocky beach is called the "Promenade des Anglais" ("Walkway of the English"). The clear air and soft light of the region attracted artists like Marc Chagall, Henri Matisse, Renoir, and others. Nice continues to draw many tourists. Some popular squares and pedestrian areas in the city are Place Messena, Place Garibaldi, Place Rossetti, Cours Saleya, and Place du Palais. You can see the Italian influence in the architecture.
You can read about our adventure in Europe in my husband's book, "Vagabonds in France", by Michael A. Barry. Come with us as we lose our home, put everything in storage, and navigate through Europe for a few months with no return date or home to come back to. Sail across the Atlantic, dodge pickpockets, climb mountains, descend into the Paris Metro, endure nasty weather and illness, witness the flood of the century, and meet some wonderful and not-so-wonderful people. Chuckle with us as we live among the French and try to learn their ways and language. Then make it back home to an empty house we'd never seen before. The book with its 75 illustrations is available in both paperback and Kindle on Amazon at http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01NCUNSEK .
Featured in the following FAA Groups:
Daily Promotion 5-27-2018
Created by Southern Artists 5-27-2018
Women Photographers 5-27-2018
Your Story of Art 5-27-2018
Digital Art and Photography For a Simple Imagination 5-27-2018
USA Photographers Only 5-27-2018
The Earth is Art 5-27-2018
Images That Excite You 5-27-2018
Water Forms 5-27-2018
First Friday Gallery Group 5-27-2018
FAA Gallery Home For All Artists Who Create 5-27-2018
Artists Favorite Photograph 5-28-2018
Picturesque Neighborhoods of the World 5-30-2018
10 Plus 6-3-2018
Forward Exposure 6-8-2018
Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery 6-8-2018
WHAT Interrobang 6-16-2018
Words Have Wings - Stories and Vignettes 6-16-2018
ART - It Is Good For You 6-18-2018
Camera Art 6-23-2018
Only Doors and Windows Photography 6-24-2018
Travel Art 6-30-2018
Art For Ever With You 7-2-2018
The Unexpected Wordsmith 7-5-2018
Artist Salon 1 8-22-2018
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July 23rd, 2016
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Comments (45)
Jan Mulherin
Congratulations!! This beautiful image has been selected to be featured for the week in the “Art for Ever with You” Group Home Page. You are welcome to add a preview of this featured image to the group’s discussion post titled “2018 July: Stunning Group Featured Images and Thank-you’s” for a permanent display within the group, to share this achievement with others. If the activity is allowed, your image will also be posted to our group Google+ page. Thank you for your participation in the group! ~Jan (July 2, 2018)
Luther Fine Art
Congratulations! Your fantastic photographic art has been chosen as a Camera Art! You are invited to archive your work in the Features Archive thread! group as well as any other thread in which it would fit!
Liesl Walsh
Thank you for the features in WHAT Interrobang and Words Have Wings - Stories and Vignettes! 6-16-2018
Liesl Walsh
Thank you for the features in Forward Exposure and Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery! 6-8-2018
Randy Rosenberger
What a fine piece of artwork and I am happy to announce that this beauty has been chosen for a feature on the homepage of our WFS group. Congratulations for this accomplishment. Well deserved!
Toni Hopper
Liesl, Congratulations on your feature in Women Photographers group May 27, 2018! You may archive it in the May discussion thread in the group!