A SUNDAY IN A FRENCH COUNTRY PARK
Gianni tempted me with a modern sculture exhibition in the Foundation Courbertin gardens in Saint Remy-Les-Chevreuses. Getting me to take a surburban train to the outskirts of Paris can be a major task. Putting a little carrot in front of me makes it easier. The day seemed to show some signs of staying fine as I made my way to the RER - and got there as usual far too early. It’s a 40 minute trip out the Saint Remy and frankly amazing that within such a short time, woods, green (very green with this dreadful summer) and countryside is with us. Is it the UK? No. Not Australia, definitely not. The French countryside has another atmosphere about it. Perhaps there is not the same feeling of space as there is in the UK. It can’t be termed as «cosy» but it certainly does not have the gigantic features of the Australian bush - which I love so much. I knew nothing about the Fondation and even less about the artist that we would be discovering. Denis Montfleur (1962). Marta Pan (1923-2008), I di