DRAWING COMPLETED BY A STREET ARTIST ON THE TOP OF MONTMARTRE, PARIS, THE SAME LOCATION WHERE IMPRESSIONISM WAS START- ED. I WISH I VISITED MONTMARTE WHEN I FIRST WANTED TO BE AN ARTIST. JUST BEING THERE YOU FEEL SOMETHING OF WHAT THEY MUST HAVE FELT. HERE’S THE STORY I LEARNED: MONTMARTE IS LOCATED ON THE TALLEST HILL IN PARIS, A PERFECT PLACE FOR WINDMILLS. WINDMILLS ARE USED TO GROUND FLOUR. FLOUR TURNS INTO BREAD. BREAD CREATES CAFES TO SELL THE BREAD. ONCE YOU HAVE BREAD YOU NEED SOMETHING TO WASH IT DOWN. AT FIRST IT WAS MILK, BUT IT DIDN’T TAKE TOO LONG TO FIND WINE WAS A MORE POPULAR CHOICE. THUS A PARTY. RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER BELOW THE HILL IS ALSO THE FAMOUS CABARET, LE MOULIN ROUGE.
THE VIEW OF PARIS FROM MONTMARTE
THE MOULIN ROUGE
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Portriat of the Artist
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