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Gargoyle Guardian of Paris Art Print
by Mark Tisdale
$23.56
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Gargoyle Guardian of Paris art print by Mark Tisdale. Our art prints are produced on acid-free papers using archival inks to guarantee that they last a lifetime without fading or loss of color. All art prints include a 1" white border around the image to allow for future framing and matting, if desired.
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Whenever I visit European cities, I love to see if there's a cathedral to climb. Quite often, the views from these beautiful old church towers are... more
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Whenever I visit European cities, I love to see if there's a cathedral to climb. Quite often, the views from these beautiful old church towers are really something. And the view from Notre Dame de Paris certainly lived up to my expectations. In fact, it rivaled the views from the Eiffel Tower, and I wouldn't have a photo of the Eiffel Tower from the Eiffel Tower now would I?
A highlight of my walk around the top towers of Notre Dame, though, was seeing the beautiful gargoyles for which the church is so well known. A handful of them may be original, but most of them are from the 19th century renovation of the church. So they are in the spirit of the original medieval church but not per se how the originals looked.
I loved how this particular Gargoyle from this angle appears to be watching over the city of Paris. Hence the guardian title. I feel as if he is an ever-vigilant protector of this old French city! That feeling also has some part in my choice to give this pie...
About Mark Tisdale
Life is full of happy surprises. After just over a decade working in the 9 to 5 cube world, I threw caution to the wind to follow my dreams of being a full time visual artist. That was five years ago! Is it easy? No, but something truly worthwhile is rarely simple. My body of work is wide ranging from photographic scenes of far away places, more near and dear locations, and more fanciful artwork. It's all crafted with a heartfelt love for finding the beauty in little captured moments. My artwork also hangs on walls near and far from private homes to businesses who have chosen to decorate with my art. Whether you've purchased one piece or a house full or you simply admire and share with your friends, your patronage of my art is...