6720. Seven Macarons – an illustration a day from Paris, France –

6720 – Seven Macaros : approx 10x15cm : ink and watercolor on archival watercolor paper.

To purchase go to >> >> available postcards << << Collectable postcard sized illustrations from my follies in the city of lights.

Macarons were invented by two nuns who began making them to pay for their housing. The original recipe is said to have come from Venice where these types of cookies were made. Macarons evolved in the 1930’s becaming two cookies with a filling. You can read about it here.

About Angie

Angie Brooksby was born in New York in 1965. She lives in Hyères, France where she paints in different styles. abstract landscapes, with gold leaf, watercolor, and oil plein air paintings of the French Riviera. After obtaining her diploma in Sculpture at M.I.C.A. she moved to Italy in 1990 and painted plein air landscapes for 21 years. The she moved to Paris in 2007 where she painted urban scenes. She is also a gong player and a Biofield Tuning Practitioner

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