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#sundaybuddyread unite over their disdain of Picasso

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Finished this morning for #SundayBuddyRead this was a engaging memoir about an amazing woman. A gifted artist & writer, this book focuses on her time with Pablo Picasso & could be titled “Surviving Picasso” who was a giant ass hat man baby. It‘s hard to separate the frustration with the man from his art, but the real interest in book is Francoise‘s perspective on his art & her own. Thanks to the fabulous ⬇️

#sundaybuddyread Thank you @TheBookHippie for bringing this book to our attention!

I learned a lot about Picasso from this book. If he wasn't a famous artist, he would have been labeled a creeper. His art was amazing. The man himself was a narcissist man-baby. Gilot's writing flowed well, and I was absorbed into her story. I would have liked a book about her later years. Her personal evolution was fascinating. She grew so much.

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3 for #NFNovember, all very different fabulous highly recommended reads!
1fiction, mystery with an a unforeseen, shocking (for me) ending.

The Christmas tree has been procurred and set up. So that means my usual reading spot in the window is gone until after Epiphany. This book is just crammed with information; Picasso‘s artistic process, his relationships with women, fellow artists, his caustic, narcissistic gas lighting. I loved getting a glimpse of the artistic process, the artists P interacted with but I can‘t say I like Picasso at all #sundaybuddyread

An enlightening look at the horror and brilliance of Pablo Picasso as told by his long time partner Francoise Gilot. She in herself is an amazing human and it seems because of that, she alone was able to survive the relationship with this monster. I didn‘t know much about him before reading this and wasn‘t a huge fan of his art anyway, but I‘ll definitely look at It differently moving forward. Read for #sundaybuddyread

Enjoying fall audiobook walks with my favorite pooch and soaking in an autumn #BeautyBreak this week.

(Inspired by the #HaikuHive)

Slow walk, stopping lots
I take pictures, Cosmo sniffs,
Small moments collected

#gratitude
Matisse “…radiated a serenity that I found very moving..

Coffee, a maple donut, & Gilot. Perfect to wake up with!

Afternoon coffee on a cold, rainy, windy day. 📚☕️