White and green shutters on one of the Dutch houses in Potsdam. The same shutters are visible on the house across the street by the reflection in the windows. Unlike modern shutters that cover the whole window, these shutters cover the bottom half of the window for privacy, leaving the top open for light to [...]
Photo Of The Day: An Arles Home
Understanding the light in the South of France is something that isn’t done until spending time on the streets of a town like Arles at mid-day. The answer to the mystery of why more people are indoors than out at this time of day became clear, when even while wearing my sunglasses I found myself [...]
Photo of the Day: Marseille Shutters
The closed shutters at mid-afternoon made it seem like there were no people living in this part of town, next to the Opera House in Marseille. But the people were there, they were just behind the slats that were closed over the windows. The people of Marseille were taking naps, or watching l’information on their [...]
Photo Of The Day: Arles Green Shutters
It’s only natural for a painter to love Arles, although that has nothing to do with the history this town has with Van Gogh and Gauguin. But it is the reason why Van Gogh came here in the first place. It has to do with the very nature of the town itself. Arles is a [...]
