Fabulous ceilings #2

Paris Opera singers would have known these ceilings well in the twentieth century when the Palais Garnier was the home of the Paris Opera.  The building excels in fabulous everything. I posted photos from a mobile phone in June - these are a little better.

Fabulous ceiling #2 : Ceiling by Chagall in the concert hall of the Palais Garnier

Fabulous Ceiling #3:Golden ceiling with lizards: Palais Garnier reception hall.

Fabulous ceiling #4: Horses nymphs and furious activity: Palais Garnier Hall

Fabulous ceilings#1

Louvre: fabulous ceiling #1

Is it possible to trump this wonderful ceiling in the Louvre?  I wonder how often the inhabitants looked upwards when it was once a royal palace.

My ceiling is not so fabulous, but just in case you do look upwards you'll find some painted wooden birds floating above you. They were bought in Indonesia many years ago, from children selling them on the roadside.

Wooden birds suspended from the ceiling

Cherubs dancing above

I spent last week drawing at rehearsals in the old Marrickville Town Hall which has the most amazing plaster ceiling.  If you look at the ceiling closely enough you see cherubs dancing above you.

Ceiling in the Marrickville town hall

Cherubs in the plasterwork

Drawing from life is very hard work and after drawing all last week and again yesterday I fell into bed at 8:30 and slept 10 hours straight. I think I'll need the week to recover.