Monday, May 25, 2015

Painting 35,000 years ago and Mine Today - JP'S Post



Thirty Five Thousand Years Ago in a cave above the l' Ardeche River in Southwestern France he (she?) could not post on Facebook so he (she?) went deep into the back of a cave making sure the cave bears had left for the summer and posted these masterpieces.

OK,  so this is only a recreation. Human breathing moisture breeding fungus almost destroyed the paintings in Lascaux so these are forever off limits except to a few. Clearly masterpieces equal to Picasso, Velasquez, Rembrandt and we got only five minutes.  This artist was near to tears in frustration. To see more about the "Cave of Forgotten Dreams" or Chauvet cave in  Villon-Pont d' Arche, France go to Click Here. We do recommend the visit. They have created  an amazing , awe inspiring museum.


At the "Prehistorique" on the banks of the l' Ardeche where we spent the night before the visit.

Betsy attacks veal dinner too beautiful to eat. This is prehistorique?
The French, you know, were always way ahead of the rest of us when it comes to cuisine. 


Next day or 35,000 years,later, depending on how you are counting, JP starts his new painting.

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1 comment:

  1. Mark MedeirosMay 27, 2015 at 7:29 AM

    I think that the "Cave of Forgotten Dreams" is a remarkable place, what more is that an artist was capable of drawing like that some 35,000 years ago! Very humbling, this must have been a remarkable experience for yourselves.

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