{"id":1311,"date":"2026-08-30T14:57:57","date_gmt":"2026-08-30T18:57:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fregeau-art.com\/?page_id=1311"},"modified":"2026-08-30T14:57:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T18:57:57","slug":"au-canon-des-invalides_en","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fregeau-art.com\/en\/au-canon-des-invalides_en\/","title":{"rendered":"Au canon des Invalides_en"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"margin-right:0;margin-left:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);grid-template-columns:46% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"763\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fregeau-art.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Cafe-croissant.jpeg?resize=1024%2C763&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1283 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fregeau-art.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Cafe-croissant.jpeg?resize=1024%2C763&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fregeau-art.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Cafe-croissant.jpeg?resize=300%2C224&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fregeau-art.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Cafe-croissant.jpeg?resize=768%2C572&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fregeau-art.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Cafe-croissant.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1145&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fregeau-art.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Cafe-croissant.jpeg?resize=2048%2C1526&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fregeau-art.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Cafe-croissant.jpeg?resize=16%2C12&amp;ssl=1 16w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fregeau-art.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Cafe-croissant.jpeg?w=3000&amp;ssl=1 3000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Au canon des Invalides (Sold)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Subject :<\/strong> Everyday Life<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Dimensions :<\/strong> 12 x 16 in. (30 x 40 cm)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Medium: <\/strong>Oil on canvas<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Year: <\/strong>2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unframed: 300 $<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Framed: 400 $<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-9e715dee wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div style=\"--wp--block-button--width: 70;\" class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline has-custom-width wp-block-button__width is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/fregeau-art.com\/contact\/\">Contact me about this artwork<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:47%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-cormorant-font-family\"><strong>In the Studio<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-cormorant-font-family\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.357), 20px);\">Time-lapse of the painting process<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" controls src=\"https:\/\/fregeau-art.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Cafe-croissant-TL.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:53%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-cormorant-font-family\"><strong><strong>Excerpt from the Studio Journal<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-cormorant-font-family\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.357), 20px);\">Reflections and notes from the creative process<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-josefin-sans-font-family wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.119), 16px);\"><em>\u00ab\u00a0<\/em>That morning, I was simply looking for a good cup of coffee. In the end, I came back with a memory\u2026 and, several months later, with a painting.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-josefin-sans-font-family wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.119), 16px);\">\u00ab\u00a0There are paintings that are born from long periods of artistic reflection. You look for a subject. You study the light. You think about the composition. You wait for the perfect moment. And then there are those that begin with a bad breakfast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-josefin-sans-font-family wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.119), 16px);\">I was staying in Paris to take part in a cooking workshop. For the occasion, I had booked a room in a small hotel in the 7th arrondissement. The hotel itself was rather pleasant. The breakfast, however&#8230; It consisted of an assortment of pastries that seemed to have seen better days. Perhaps several of them. They were dry, tasteless and, in their own way, seemed nostalgic for the days when they had just come out of the oven. As for the coffee, it was simply undrinkable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-josefin-sans-font-family wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.119), 16px);\">After this first culinary experience, I made a radical decision:&nbsp;<strong>on the second morning, I would find my own breakfast.<\/strong> So I got up early and went for a walk around the neighbourhood, looking for a caf\u00e9 brave enough to be open at such an early hour. That is how I came across a small caf\u00e9 just two streets away from the Esplanade des Invalides, which had only just opened its doors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-josefin-sans-font-family wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.119), 16px);\">I did not need to study the menu for very long.  The traditional formula: a strong espresso and a croissant. he verdict was immediate. The croissant was warm and clearly fresh from the oven. The coffee was excellent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-josefin-sans-font-family wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.119), 16px);\">I settled at a small table outside. The street was almost deserted. Paris still seemed to be hesitating between dawn and day. The temperature was perfect: neither too warm nor too cool. For a few minutes, there was nothing else to do but drink a coffee, eat a croissant and quietly watch the city begin its day. I savoured the moment just as much as I savoured my breakfast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-josefin-sans-font-family wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.119), 16px);\">And, which is rather unusual for me, I took out my phone and photographed the table. Looking at the picture more closely, I suddenly thought: <em>Well\u2026 perhaps I could paint this<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-josefin-sans-font-family wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.119), 16px);\">After all, artistic inspiration can sometimes come from a great museum, a spectacular landscape or a life-changing encounter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-josefin-sans-font-family wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.119), 16px);\">And sometimes, it simply comes from a good cup of coffee and a warm croissant.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/fregeau-art.com\/en\/yamma\/\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px\">\u2190 Previous Artwork<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--3\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/fregeau-art.com\/gallery\/\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px\">| <strong>Gallery<\/strong>&nbsp; |<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--4\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/fregeau-art.com\/en\/tanjiro-the-genesis\/\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px\">Next Artwork \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the Studio Time-lapse of the painting process Excerpt from the Studio Journal Reflections and notes from the creative process \u00ab\u00a0That morning, I was simply looking for a good cup of coffee. 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