The Flickr Impressionist Image Generatr

Man with an umbrella walking by a cafe window

Impressionist view of Torquay inner harbour

Paington Pier summer 2022

Impressionist view of Torquay inner harbour

In this image, the model is lost in thought, her expression conveying a sense of introspection and contemplation. The way she delicately touches her hair suggests a gentle, almost tender self-awareness. The soft focus and muted tones contribute to the introspective mood, creating a dreamlike atmosphere that invites viewers to delve into the model's inner world, inviting viewers to ponder her inner thoughts and emotions, leaving space for interpretation and reflection on the complexities of human experience.
Her eyes indicate a moment of reflection or perhaps a withdrawal into her thoughts, adding an element of mystery to her demeanour. The subtle lighting accentuates the contours of her face, emphasising her features in a subtle and elegant manner.

Imagined in Midjourney with additional work in Photoshop.

Thank you for viewing my photo. I typically take pictures during my travels, local and foreign. I shoot with my iPhone 12 Pro Max. I use Lightroom Mobile and Snapseed for post-processing. For special effects I use iColorama.

PADDY: "So this is a painting called 'Boulevard Poissonnière in the Rain' by the famous French artist Jean Béraud."

SCOUT: "Oh yes, I can see it's raining, Paddy. The ladies and the gentleman on the street have their brollies up. Oh! Hurry home horsies and get dry! The poor horsies don't have umbrellas."

PADDY: "Jean Béraud was a famous Impressionist painter who incorporated fine details along with social realism."

SCOUT: "At least because it's raining, there are no window lickers at the shop windows."

PADDY: "Scout, like I said before, in French, window shopping is called ‘lèche vitrine’ which translates to English literally as ‘window licking’. However, Parisians don't actually lick the windows when they are window shopping."

SCOUT: "That is just as well, Paddy, because the windows would be dirty! Yucky!" *Sticks out little pink bear tongue.*

PADDY: "Oh! Hullo everyone! Do you know what? Monday the 15th of April is World Art Day. World Art Day is an international celebration of the fine arts which was declared by the International Association of Art in order to promote awareness of creative activity worldwide. We are celebrating this day by looking at this lovely painting, 'Boulevard Poissonnière in the Rain' painted by the famous French Impressionist artist Jean Béraud around 1880 which is on display as part of the Bendigo Art Gallery's exhibition ‘Paris: Impressions of Life 1880 – 1925’."

SCOUT: “Paddy? Paddy!"

PADDY: "Yes Scout?"

SCOUT: "Since today is World Art Day, I have a question, Paddy.”

PADDY: “And what is that, Scout?”

SCOUT: “Well, if this painting was done in Paris in the very olden days, how come he painted it in colour when the world was black and white? Wasn’t the world black and white there too, or was that only in England where you and Daddy lived, Paddy?”

PADDY: “Scout, I keep telling you, Scout. The world wasn't black and white then, only the telly, and there were no tellies in 1880s France."

SCOUT: "Then why are all the photos in this exhibition black and white, Paddy? Tell me that?"

PADDY: "It's because they only had black and white film then, Scout. Colour film wasn't invented until the 1930s."

SCOUT: "Well, I'll just have to take your word for that, Paddy. Unlike you, I am young and beautiful, being five years old, whereas you and Daddy are ancient, from the days when the world was black and white. I think you might be fibbing, Paddy." *Giggles.*

PADDY: *Sighs.* "Happy World Art Day everyone and everybear!"

This weekend just gone, Paddy, Scout and I went to the Bendigo Art Gallery to view the ‘Paris: Impressions of Life 1880 – 1925’ exhibition. Exclusive to Bendigo Art Gallery, the ‘Paris: Impressions of Life 1880–1925’ exhibition takes visitors on a journey through the lively and picturesque streets of historic Paris. Tour seven themed pathways and discover artisan street signs, historic couture, decorative arts, and everyday ephemera alongside paintings by artists including Jean Béraud, the pre-eminent painter of Parisian life in the Belle Époque, Maurice Utrillo and Paul Signac, pioneer of the artistic technique of pointillism, as well as vibrant graphic prints by Toulouse-Lautrec and his contemporaries.

This painting, 'Boulevard Poissonnière in the Rain' was painted by the famous French Impressionist artist Jean Béraud around 1880. Jean Béraud was a French painter renowned for his numerous paintings depicting the life of Paris, and the nightlife of Paris society. Pictures of the Champs Elysees, cafés, Montmartre and the banks of the Seine are precisely detailed illustrations of everyday Parisian life during the Belle Époque.

My Paddington Bear came to live with me in London when I was two years old (many, many years ago). He was hand made by my Great Aunt and he has a chocolate coloured felt hat, the brim of which had to be pinned up by a safety pin to stop it getting in his eyes. The collar of his mackintosh is made of the same felt. He wears wellington boots made from the same red leather used to make the toggles on his mackintosh.

He has travelled with me across the world and he and I have had many adventures together over the years. He is a very precious member of my small family.

Scout was a gift to Paddy from my friend. He is a Fair Trade Bear hand knitted in Africa. His name comes from the shop my friend found him in: Scout House. He tells me that life was very different where he came from, and Paddy is helping introduce him to many new experiences. Scout catches on quickly, and has proven to be a cheeky, but very lovable member of our closely knit family.

The Thinker c. 1880
by Auguste Rodin

France, 19th century
Bronze

Rodin originally conceived The Thinker as a depiction of the Italian poet Dante Alighieri (1265–1321) sitting in the upper center of a monumental sculptural doorway titled The Gates of Hell. Inspired by Dante’s description of a journey through the underworld in his epic poem The Divine Comedy (about 1320), The Thinker contemplates mankind’s fate while gazing at a host of damned figures writhing in anguish below.

Cleveland Museum of Art
www.clevelandart.org/art/1979.138

SCOUT: *Scrutinises the picture ‘The Window of a Fashion Boutique’ by Eugène Louis Gillot and crinkles muzzle in disgust. “Yucky!”

PADDY: “Scout! That’s no way to describe that painting, even if you don’t like it!”

SCOUT: “That wasn’t what I think is yucky, Paddy. I actually quite like the painting, although I do think I could paint one better.” *Nods enthusiastically.* “No, was going ‘yucky’ about dirty windows, Paddy. They must have been in desperate need for window washers in Paris back in the olden days when this painting was done, Paddy.”

PADDY: “What on earth do you mean, Scout?” *Alarmed.*

SCOUT: “Well, the lady in this painting must really, really like that dress in the window, because she is licking the glass! Yuck!” *Sticks out cute little pink bear tongue.* “In the olden days there were things like soot and grime, and that would make the window taste yucky!” *Disgusted.*

PADDY: *Looks at painting in alarm.* “But Scout, that lady is just admiring the beautiful blue dress in the Parisan fashion boutique. She isn’t licking the window!”

SCOUT: “Yes she is, Paddy!”

PADDY: “No she isn’t, Scout!”

SCOUT: “Yes she is, Paddy!”

PADDY: *Scrutinises picture.* “No, she really isn’t, Scout. I can’t see her tongue sticking out.”

SCOUT: “Well of course you can’t, Paddy! This is an Imp… Impression….”

PADDY: “Impressionist, Scout?”

SCOUT: “This painting is roughly painted, so you can’t really see all the details, but she licking the window nonetheless. Trust me, I know!” *Nods vehemently.*

PADDY: “That’s a ridiculous assumption, Scout. How can you know she is licking the window if you can’t even see her tongue?”

SCOUT: “Because it says so, right there!” *Points to explanatory plaque next to the painting with paw.* “See, it says she is window licking! Yuck!” *Sticks out cute little pink bear tongue again.*

PADDY *Silently reads plaque and the chuckles.*

SCOUT: “Paddy! That isn’t very polite, to laugh at the nice lady because she is licking the window!”

PADDY: “Oh Scout, she isn’t licking the window at all, she is window shopping.”

SCOUT: “Then why does it say on the sign that she is licking the window, if she isn’t? Did the person who wrote it write a fib?” *Gasps.* “Telling fibs is naughty, so I’m sure writing fibs is too!”

PADDY: “Well Scout, this is what is known as an interpretive panel, to give explanation about who the painting is by and what it represents, so no, the person who wrote it isn’t telling a fib, but they are demonstrating how language when translated literally can sometimes come out as meaning something very different.”

SCOUT: “What do you mean, Paddy?” *Scratches head with paw.* “I don’t understand. Is she a window licker or not?”

PADDY: “Well, the panel says that this lady is window shopping, but in French, window shopping is called ‘lèche vitrine’ which translates to English literally as ‘window licking’. French can be a funny language sometimes.”

SCOUT: “Yes, my very special bear friend Spencer (FinouCat) says that, because he speaks English and French. Oh well, that’s a relief!” *Sighs.* “The lady isn’t a window licker after all!”

PADDY: “No she isn’t Scout.”

SCOUT: “Then I only have one question left, Paddy.”

PADDY: “And what is that, Scout?”

SCOUT: “Well, if this painting was done in Paris in the olden days, how come he painted it in colour? Wasn’t the world black and white there too, or was that only in England where you and Daddy lived, Paddy?”

PADDY: “Scout, I keep telling… Oh! Oh, never mind, Scout.” *Shakes head.* “Yes, Paris was known as the city of light, so of course it was colourful too.”

DADDY: “Oh Paddy and Scout, may I take your picture in front of this lovely painting?”

PADDY and SCOUT: “Yes Daddy!”

DADDY: “Alright, when I count to three, say ‘grumbly tummies’.”

PADDY and SCOUT: “Yes Daddy!”

DADDY: “One… two… three…”

PADDY: “Grumbly tummies!”

SCOUT: “Window lickers!”

*Camera goes click and whirr.*

DADDY: “Window lickers, Scout?” *Alarmed.*

PADDY: “It’s… it’s a long story, Daddy.”

This weekend just gone, Paddy, Scout and I went to the Bendigo Art Gallery to view the ‘Paris: Impressions of Life 1880 – 1925’ exhibition. Exclusive to Bendigo Art Gallery, the ‘Paris: Impressions of Life 1880–1925’ exhibition takes visitors on a journey through the lively and picturesque streets of historic Paris. Tour seven themed pathways and discover artisan street signs, historic couture, decorative arts, and everyday ephemera alongside paintings by artists including Jean Béraud, the pre-eminent painter of Parisian life in the Belle Époque, Maurice Utrillo and Paul Signac, pioneer of the artistic technique of pointillism, as well as vibrant graphic prints by Toulouse-Lautrec and his contemporaries.

This painting ‘The Window of a Fashion Boutique’ by Eugène Louis Gillot (1867 – 1925) was painted around 1910. The painting depicts an elegant Parisian woman standing in front of a fashion boutique window, admiring a kingfisher blue ensemble of jacket and skirt. She is indeed window shopping, which in French is ‘lèche vitrine’ which translates to English literally as ‘window licking’.

My Paddington Bear came to live with me in London when I was two years old (many, many years ago). He was hand made by my Great Aunt and he has a chocolate coloured felt hat, the brim of which had to be pinned up by a safety pin to stop it getting in his eyes. The collar of his mackintosh is made of the same felt. He wears wellington boots made from the same red leather used to make the toggles on his mackintosh.

He has travelled with me across the world and he and I have had many adventures together over the years. He is a very precious member of my small family.

Scout was a gift to Paddy from my friend. He is a Fair Trade Bear hand knitted in Africa. His name comes from the shop my friend found him in: Scout House. He tells me that life was very different where he came from, and Paddy is helping introduce him to many new experiences. Scout catches on quickly, and has proven to be a cheeky, but very lovable member of our closely knit family.

Impressionists Immersive Exhibition at the Discovery Center of Idaho, Boise

Impressionists Immersive Exhibition at the Discovery Center of Idaho, Boise

Impressionists Immersive Exhibition at the Discovery Center of Idaho, Boise

Impressionists Immersive Exhibition at the Discovery Center of Idaho, Boise

Impressionists Immersive Exhibition at the Discovery Center of Idaho, Boise

Impressionists Immersive Exhibition at the Discovery Center of Idaho, Boise

Impressionists Immersive Exhibition at the Discovery Center of Idaho, Boise