RADIANCE IN FRANCE / we found nirvana in our roots

+FRENCH LIGURIA /+

+(ARTIST'S HAVEN)+

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>from menton to antibes was my >environmental<

>passion for many years and i first saw it through<

+(EUGENE RAY ARCHITECT+

>(please google)<

+>> / GENETIC MEMORY)+

>the eyes of picasso, matisse and bonnard long<

>before i was actually able to explore it myself<

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+VILLEFRANCHE SUR MER+

>where our bresse ancestors >built the fortress<

>and the giant templar ship to pursue saracens<

+(EUGENE RAY ARCHITECT  /+

>(please google)<

+ / VILLEFRANCHE SUR MER)+

>i have stayed & written much about, focused<
>on the cocteau chapel w/ secret sion symbols<
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+"BONNARD AT LE CANNET"+
>is a magnificent book that gives us a view<
>of a great artist's powerful place interface<
+(EUGENE RAY ARCHITECT+
>(please google)<
+>> / PIERRE BONNARD)+
>in this case >"le bosquet"< his home high<
>above cannes on the radiant riviera coast<

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>"le bosquet" has been coverted into a bonnard<
>museum since >marian and i were there in the<
+(EUGENE RAY ARCHITECT+
>(please google)<
+ / MARIAN OLSEN RAY)+
>1980s / le cannet is a suburb of cannes france<
>(marian died in 2003 after 48 yrs of marriage)<
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>"le bosquet" was >bonnard & his companion<
>marthe's home from the >20s to the 50s / she<
+(EUGENE RAY ARCHITECT+
>(please google)<
+>> / FRENCH LIGURIA)+
>died there in the >1940s during the 2nd ww<
>the plant life was very important to bonnard<
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>(please see an excellent group of >color<
>photos of >le bosquet"on my facebook<
>reflecting bonnard's >spiritual powers)<
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>after the war the great >magnum photographer<
>henri cartier bresson went looking for bonnard<
+(EUGENE RAY ARCHITECT+
>(please google)<
+ / LE CANNET FRANCE)+
>and found him alone except for the dachshund<
>dog of marthes to which he was very devoted<
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>cannes is a fabulous reflection of the radiance<
>found environmentally on the french riviera &<
+(EUGENE RAY ARCHITECT+
>(please google)<
+>>> / FRENCH RIVIERA)+
>given a chance i would be there as we speak<
>the mise en scene is >absolutely spectacular<
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>bonnard painted the views from le cannet<
>to the sea many times and i am reminded<
+(EUGENE RAY ARCHITECT+
>(please google)<
+>>> / CLAUDE MONET)+
>of the paintings of claude monet in italy<
>at bordeghera / radiant w/ vege-lighr<
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 >marian and i started our pilgrimages to france<
>in 1985 w/ the invitation to the paris biennale<
+(EUGENE RAY ARCHITECT+
>(please google)<
+>>> / PARIS BIENNALE)+
>& loved it so much we returned almost every<
>year until her death just after christmas 2003<
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 >i had admired bonnard's painting technique<
>for many years expanding the power of the<
+(EUGENE RAY ARCHITECT+
>(please google)<
+ / TRANSCENDENTAL)+
>light by >mottling the pigment in a soft and<
>very french fauve manner, winning the day<
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>bonnard loved to paint marthe in very domestic<
>bathing scenes in which their plain bathroom<
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>(please google)<
+ / RADIANT CONCEPTS)+
>suddenly became paradisal w/ color & light<
>& plain marthe became a french movie star<
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 >we are reminded of this photo by nilly gill<
>that just outside in bonnard's garden was a<
+(EUGENE RAY ARCHITECT+
>(please google)<
+/ SENTIENT CREATURES)+
>jungle of sentient plant life and many birds<
>and insects each >radiant and magnificent<
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 >i am reminded of the residence i designed<
>for the new orleans artist gale wilty which<
+(EUGENE RAY ARCHITECT+
>(please google)<
+> / WILTY RESIDENCE)+
>has a living room patio filled w/ plants &<
>hanging >lights cut from ceramic vases<
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+LIVING ROOMS FILLED+
+W/ >SENTIENT PLANTS+
>(bonnard was a small<
>man w/ huge vision)<
+& MARTHE'S BODY IS+
+BONNARDS >DREAM+
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>for a blog covering >"hotel splendid" a<
>beautiful & atmospheric old hotel near<
>"le suquet" thé vieux carre of cannes<
>where marianne & i stayed, google<
+(EUGENE RAY >>>  / +
+"HOTEL SPLENDID")+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu