Louis the Third by Jessica Snow

Bonjour collectors! It's Sara this morning; Jen and I arrived in Paris on Sunday, soundly but sleeplessly, and have been wandering around the city in a sort of dream state ever since. Today looks like it may be the first day of sun--until now, gray skies have offset gardens full of topiary, turning leaves and late-blooming flowers, grand stucco and stone facades--sweetly subduing meandering streets.

But fall feels in full swing, and as in New York, there's too much to do and see. November is photography month here--Lens Culture's FotoFest has kicked off the beginning of the week and Paris Photo will round out the latter. All this photo goodness amidst the city of light--it just couldn't be lovelier.

From afar, we have good things to share with you, wherever you may be. If you're in NYC, add this to your never-ending list of things to do: see Jessica Snow's Multiple Plot Points at Jen Bekman Gallery. It's a stunner, full of playful paintings that invite an extended look. The longer you gaze at Jessica's compositions, the greater rewards you'll reap, and this is all the more reason to live with one of her works. Today's edition, Louis the Third, is a case in point. It's a wry and witty take on Morris Louis's Point of Tranquility. Just how Louis created his canvases is a mystery; he destroyed many of his works and kept his process a secret, leaving us to wonder in his wake. Jessica's got a few tricks up her sleeve as well--but she's traded the seeming spontaneity of Morris's overlapping color fields for her own sophisticated and specific color combinations. Look closely and you'll see they're not what you'd expect.

Read on about her work in the show's press release, take a sneak peek at all the paintings on view and see this smart write-up in The L Magazine. Jen'll be back tomorrow with a new edition from another clever artist who adds words together, in lieu of colors. Au revoir for now, friends!