Wednesday, March 9, 2016

Art Institute of Chicago

"A Sunday on La Grande Jatte" 1884 by George Seurat 
"Nightlife: by Archibald John Motley Jr. 1943
"Excavation" 1950 by Willem deKooning


Saturday, March 5, 2016

Denver Art Museum


Juan Gris, Nature morte à la bouteille de Bordeaux (Still life with a bottle of Bordeaux), 1919. Oil paint on canvas. Denver Art Museum
Bruce Nauman, Double Poke in the Eye II 1985 Neon mounted on aluminum

John DeAndrea, Linda 1983

Thursday, March 3, 2016

Abstract Drawing

Expressive line and patterns
Using watercolor wash

Abstract line, color from light watercolor (wash)
Line drawing with a splash of color

Sunday, February 7, 2016

St. Louis Art Museum

I spent many years in St. Louis and the art museum was my frequent haunt.  Here are a few of my favorites:
They have redesigned the entry in recent years. There used to be at least one fountain in this area because I remember meeting people at the fountain.

One of favorite rooms with Rodin's sculpture and Chagall on the facing wall

Ernie Trova. One of his "Falling Man" sculptures. Trova used to live in St. Louis and one enterprising art student went through his trash and brought  us an original Trova door which we used as our entry at FPCC years ago.

Amedo Modiligini, the great Italian lover. I believe this is his young mistress.

David Smith
Frank Stella

Alberto Giacometti, the sculptor.  For whatever reason I like his paintings better than his sculptures.


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