Deb has an Eye Opening day 7-17-15

Today is another hot day so we decided to get out early and go down to the Musee D'Orsay.  My description of the Bonnard exhibition, which closes this Sunday, piqued her interest.   I jumped at the chance to see it again before it leaves.
Her comments during and after the exhibition pretty much summed up the experience.  "I had no idea of how colorful and interesting he was, it changed my entire view of him".  It begins in a kind of subdued manner with almost pastel palettes, but one can see his exploration of composition with nods to the Japanese design rage that was prevalent in the late 1800's, and as you move from one room to the next his palette just gets more and more exuberant.

He also started looking more at interiors and putting together swathes of color and pattern, a bit like Matisse in composition.  There were rooms dedicated to interiors, bathrooms, portraits, and landscapes, finally ending with two rooms of monumental mural paintings done on commission for wealthy patrons of the time.  The range of his painting is very impressive, and a revelation to us both.  
We headed back to the apartment to catch the last of the day's stage in the Tour de France.