What could possibly be so interesting? What could draw and hold their attention?
Stay tuned.
a little color for a rainy monday morning
Monday's are hard enough without having to deal with rainy skies. Here is a splash of color from my weekend. When the gray skies beging to get to you, just stare at these images for a feew minutes and let the color seep into your soul.
Who new that Monet, Degas, Cassat, and a handful of other impressionist artists were so accessable?
I know that you are more used to seeing muted colors from me, when you see me post color at all. However, I love great color when I see it. Driving down the street and being surprised made my Saturday morning. I hope it makes your Monday morning a bright and cheerful one. Have a fantastic week.
sifo 45
SIFO 45. It's an enigma. No one seems to know what it means. Investigators are on the case, but so far, have not gotten anywhere. Perhaps it is a message of some import? Maybe the future of our race depends upon us learning the deep and hidden secrets of SIFO 45.
Perhaps we will never know. And maybe that is ok as well. Life is much more interesting when it presents us with a little mystery.
bicycle for Jodi
Spring is just around the corner and I hope that means we will have our bikes out on the bike paths sooner rather than later. Biking is something that Jodi and I have always done together. We typically get on the bike path and ride to the next town south of us, Yellow Springs. Sometimes we will park our bikes and do some window shopping or get lunch at The Winds. Some days, we would just turn around and head back.
Last year was the exception. Last year, we let life get the best of us and rarely had our bikes out at all. With that in mind, I spent that alst week of lunches working on this illustration in hopes of convincing Jodi that this would be a great time to start thinking about doing some biking as soon as the weather allows.
I'll let you know how my request turns out. However, this little bribe of an illustration should go a long ways.
Tim
snowy orb
Yep, that about sums it up. A big glass ball sitting in the snow. Any questions?
clouds
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| Look, a cloud! |
Saturday, I joined our local camera group for a day of shooting in Columbus. Our first stop was at a local conservatory to see an orchid show. However, the second stop at the Columbus Museum of Art was the highlight for me. You all know that I like a great art museum.
The featured exhibit was a gallery full of Lego art, of which, these clouds were my favorite.
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| Lego Clouds |
Art is a curious concept. What is art to me may not be art to you. Most of this exhibit consisted of curious and interesting constructs made with the little plastic blocks. But, was it art? This was one of those times where I walked around thinking that “I could do that!” However, there were a few pieces that were interesting to see.
art in captivity
Another cold winter weekend and another visit to a local art museum. This one is in Columbus, OH. I was looking at this grated window and the painting beyond when I started to think about a painting being held captive. As my mind wandered, I thought about the fact that all art in museums was held captive. We could only see it during visiting hours on specific days and at a specific location. The matters seemed more dire when I thought about art that was in a private collection. Invisible to most of us.
What kind of art is not held captive? What is the most accessible to the greatest number of people? Street performance? Installations in outdoor public spaces?
texting
Wonderful day. Fantstic art museum, world class. Incredible exhibits. Nothing better to do than text because it's boring around here.
Were we like that as teens? Mom, if you are reading this, don't answer.
street art utopia.
http://www.streetartutopia.com/
You know you really want to click on this link. You are really curious and want to see what’s there. Just one click. What harm could there be in a single click? Hours wasted, that’s what. And yet, even with that warning, you are still going to click on the link… And you will be happy that you did.
Would I stear you wrong?
admiration
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| Woman admiring statue |
Some people are very interested in art while others could care less. It must be tough visiting an art museum when one of you is bored right from the start. I am an art lover and can spend hours in any of the many art museums around Ohio. This photo was taken on a recent trip to the Cincinnati Art Museum with my friend Jim Nash and his sons. It’s a good thing that all of us were enjoying everything the museum had to offer. Otherwise, it would have been a very long day, as I suspect it was for the gentleman in this image.
tim mcmurdo 