Summer Art is the Best!

I made it back to the museum for a return trip before the end of the Impressionism Show and the end of summer. This time, I thought that I would be able to study the masters a bit more closely. The day that I chose for my visit also turned out to be Art Camp Day. After I was done pouting and wishing that my job was to work at Art Camp Day, I bravely journeyed onwards. My studious intentions seemed to evaporate for some reason and I wound up playing around a bit more than I should have. I eavesdropped on conversations, tagged along on a guided gallery tour with elementary children, and did a lot of people watching. Very interesting what the artsy crowd wears to the gallery.

I eventually paid attention to the artwork and discovered a new favorite artist when his incredibly colorful floral canvas spoke to me. He is Odilon Redon, another artist to join Gustav Klimt from the Symbolism Movement. And then I was fascinated by the affairs, intrigue, and murder surrounding artist's model, Evelyn Nesbit. Her portraits and photographs were included in this Monet to Stieglitz exhibition. Ms. Nesbit was born in Tarentum, lived a fast paced life, and was a super model, pin-up and Gibson girl. Her multi-millionaire jealous husband shot and killed her lover on a rooftop theater during the evening on June 26, 1906. It became the trial of the century. 

Then I ran across the street to get a huge slice of pizza and snuck back into the museum courtyard to eat it under an Acacia like tree by the waterfall. I prentended I was taking lunch while on an African Safari since the weather was just how I like it. Hot! I felt like I discovered Nirvana from the simple pleasures of life. Peace, imagination, sunshine, art, and pizza!



Below is the 2012 Summer Collaborative Art Project. As any artist must do, I had to first understand my subject material. I watch Quobo and the Zulu Patrol but unfortunately was not hip enough to be familiar with Nick Jr. So, I had to take a crash course on the Backyardigans and become inspired quickly. I watched video and googled coloring book pages and soon started to feel as if I had the essence of the characters. Meet (from left to right) Austin, Uniqua, Tasha and Pablo. Not enough room for Tyrone :(  The best quote this time was from a young child as he held the paintbrush up against the canvas while painting and who remarked "I feel like an artist!" That totally captures the goal of this project. 

2012 Collaborative Art!