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Chasing Matisse: A Year in France Living My Dream Hardcover – March 29, 2005

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  • Hardcover: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Free Press; First Edition edition (March 29, 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0743237544
  • ISBN-13: 978-0743237543
  • Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.9 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
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26 of 27 people found the following review helpful
A Thoughtful Meditation on Travel, Art and Life
By L. Young VINE VOICE on October 1, 2005
Format: Hardcover
The author, a writer and artist, is fascinated by the work of Matisse. He and his wife, also a writer, sell their house, leave their desk jobs and go off to France to follow in the footsteps of Matisse. The author chronicles their travels to the places that inspired Matisse - Paris, Collioure in the Pyrenees, Corsica, Belle-Ile off the coast of Britany and the South of France.

In these places the author learns not just to look but also to see. The facts of Matisse's life and his development as an artist are interwoven with the travel adventures of the author and his wife as they live their dream of starting over in a foreign country. A look into the soul of an artist and what we can learn from him if we seek to live the creative life, this book is vastly superior to the shallowness of "C'est La Vie" by Susie Gershman and her vacuous tale of leaving the US to live in Paris.

The only thing missing from "Chasing Matisse" is a map so that the reader can see the locations of the various places that are visited. It's also helpful to have on hand a copy of "Henri Matisse: A Retrospective", Museum of Modern Art 1992, while you read so that you can see the paintings that the author mentions extensively in the book.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Matisse colors, Vuillard patterns
By Raymond Ruiz on June 24, 2005
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This is the story of a couple's journey from a safe, secure home in Little Rock, Arkansas, to the nomadic life of gypsies in France. Jim and Beth decide that "the unexamined life is not worth living" (my quote from Socrates). They sell their home (eventually, after months in France, with money getting short), and follow in the footsteps of Henri Matisse- Jim's new role model, who urges us to see as if we were children--to really see things as they are. For me, it's a story of Jim's moving from the male infatuation with bravado a la Ernest Hemmingway (literary icon and Jim's former role model) to the "gentler, kinder" exploration of the true artistic genius of Matisse-- from killing wild game in Africa to prove your masculinity to contemplating, and then seeking to re-create beauty--the kind often associated with women (or, the softer side of men). Matisse sought serenity through luxe, calme, et volupte' .
Pushing 60 when we meet him in the book, Jim was a former editor of Playboy magazine, and of Southern magazine. He had dabbled in drawing as a teen, and was pretty good at it. Through some more schooling, and a lot of practice, Jim rekindles his interest in art, and sets out to follow in the footsteps of Matisse's life journey. (Beth's travelogues online offer further warmth, humor and insight into their journey.) The resulting drawings and paintings of Jim [...] are the perfect complement to his story. Jim refers to himself as an amateur painter. This is too humble an assessment. Jim's drawings are superb. They echo so perfectly his words in the book--and in fact, truly exemplify luxe, calme, et volupte'. I hope his next project will be a coffee table volume of his drawings and paintings. The colors are magnificent, and his lines flow like the curves of delicate wrought ironwork. Bravo for a job well done.
Ray Ruiz
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Best of the Best
By J. Atchley on May 16, 2005
Format: Hardcover
If you've read Peter Mayle and Frances Mayes, you might be expecting a humorous look at life in another country. This book is not like that. Morgan is a thoughtful, introspective artist who risks all to follow his passion, and he brings us along with him as he travels around France to get inside the head and heart of Henri Matisse. This is a wonderful, informative study of Matisse and his struggles for artistic identity as he singlehandedly explodes color onto the drab palette of French art. It is also a personal journey for Morgan, and you will be touched by his sensitivity and candor. A must-read for anyone who contemplates midlife.
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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Chasing Matisse
By Teresa B. Murphy on June 27, 2005
Format: Hardcover
Oh the places you will go as you read James Morgan's fine book, Chasing Matisse. Morgan and his wife, Beth, leave their comfortable lives in Little Rock, Arkansas and set out for France to visit the places Henri Matisse once inhabited. The physical journey that Morgan takes the reader on makes the book worthwhile; however, it is the psychological journey Morgan takes as an artist that makes this book particularly compelling. Morgan, an accomplished writer, chooses to pursue a lifelong dream, painting. And, who better to lead him on this quest than his hero, Matisse? As he visits the places that stirred Matisse's imagination, Morgan learns "to see" as an artist, and he shares those sights as well as his insights with the reader. It takes a lot of courage to uproot oneself in order to pursue a dream, but Morgan does so and describes the process with such honesty and grace that the reader cannot help but be inspired. If you have ever thought about changing your life, you have to read Chasing Matisse. It's a book that stays with you long after the final page is turned.
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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Chasing Matisse
By Sandra S. Barnett on June 25, 2005
Format: Hardcover
Short of being there yourself, what is more fun than to travel relaxed in your favorite chair with a nice,new book that transports you to France, to Paris, to Belle-Ile off the Brittany coast, Corsica, the French Riviera, and you get to go without having to struggle with armloads of luggage?

In Chasing Matisse, Jim Morgan and his wife, Beth Arnold, leave a fine life in Little Rock, Arkansas to follow the elusive stuff we call our dreams. With some misgivings, they pack-up; stash away what they cannot take and say goodbye to family, friends and pets. And we, the lucky readers, are invited to go with them. Along the way, we discover that Chasing Matisse is more than just a well-written travelogue, it is a book about longings and discovery, about shared joy and love as much as it is about France or Matisse.

Two of James Morgan's finest qualities that shine through in this book are his passion for art and painting, and his honesty. He chases Matisse as a student follows after a master. He crosses France seeking color, line and freedom. As we travel with him, we learn that Jim Morgan has gifts of his own to offer, his words, his own lines, well chosen and colorful, plus he has a welcoming penchant for seeing and tasting the world.

The book feeds the delicious little "what-ifs" in our own lives, the little itches that ask if someday we too might. . . .

If you have enjoyed Frances Mayes in Italy and Peter Mayle in France, you will love James Morgan in Chasing Matisse.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

frels like a winner

Just started the read and very nice so far, later may be a five. I enjoy a true life story.

Published 3 months ago by David Bremer
Wonderful Book

Jim Morgan lives his dream and we get to tag along. Anyone thinking about a year in France this is a must read.

Published on September 9, 2013 by WH73
thoroughly enjoyable if you like art, france, travel, and matisse

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I love France, and travel, and Matisse, and I enjoy painting. If any or all of those appeal to you, this book is a delight, a fun distraction. Read more

Published on March 14, 2012 by James Kerr
Keep reading or throw in the towel?

This book seems stuck in first gear. The pace trots but never canters.I have been forcing myself to read a few pages every day to become engaged, but it's not happening. Read more

Published on December 12, 2011 by Fontaine Ralston
Chasing Matisse

I loved it and think you will too. If you are a artist, a traveler, or just want to get a glass of wine and sit down on the porch and have a wonderful evening day tripping through... Read more

Published on August 19, 2011 by Sandi
Gratitude to James Morgan for following his dream

James Morgan got me on the first page, and then I was hooked. I am grateful to him for his honesty and insightful writing style, for Matisse, and for France. Read more

Published on May 10, 2010 by Jack Stammer
Chasing Matisse - A Winning Combination

Tourism and Art are a winning combination. Why not. Many of the great galleries and museums of the world are not co-incidentally located in many of the great cities of the world. Read more

Published on September 27, 2009 by M. D. Dunning
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Published on March 2, 2008 by Brian Kirby
A book that befriends the artist in all of us

This is a book I'm sure I'll reread many times. The author combines humor with depth, and the sense of adventure is inspiring. Read more

Published on September 2, 2007 by Catherine Jo Morgan
The beauty of Art and fun of travel all in one...

Here I am trapped in a dull grey/brown Northeast winter when I picked up this book and went on a great trip! As an artist I really loved Mr. Read more

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