One of the best ways to appreciate famous artwork is to give it a go yourself…a big thank you to the aspiring artists at the US embassy Paris that picked up their paintbrushes and joined me for a night of Post-Impressionist-style painting and wine tasting in the spirit of Van Gogh. We took inspiration from Van Gogh’s The Church at Auvers. Auvers-sur-Oise is a small village just northwest of Paris where Van Gogh lived the last few months of his life. The painting, created in 1890, now hangs in the Musée d’Orsay.

Coming soon…a post about visiting the enchanting village of Auvers-sur-Oise…