Happy Bastille Day!

"Eiffel Tower from my Kitchen Window"
19 x 8, oil on linen
(c) Lesley Powell 2013
(SOLD)

July 14--the day of the fall of the Bastille in 1789. The Bastille was a fortress type prison in Paris. Its prisoners were often held on arbitrary indictments, and could not appeal. In fact, the Bastille typically held a number of people imprisoned for displeasing the royal government in one way or another. Thus, the Bastille was a symbol of the absolutism of the monarchy. 

"Grand Palais"
11 x 14, Oil on Linen
(c) Lesley Powell 2013
(SOLD)

The storming of the Bastille on July 14 by the "common people" is said to represent the start of the French Revolution. Liberté, Egalite´, Fraternité!

"Vineyards"
10.5 x 17.75, oil on linen
(c) Lesley Powell 2012
(SOLD)

If you are in Atlanta, don't miss the annual Bastille Day celebration on July 17 at Huff Harrington Fine Art. Here's the info about it. I'm pleased that some of my paintings show in this post will be featured in the show. Vive la France!