Art with a View

Nationally, Pittsburgh is definitely known as a sports town. We have the very popular Pittsburgh Steelers, the winning Pittsburgh Penguins, and the nostaligic Pittsburgh Pirates. There are other sports teams I am sure, such as the Pittsburgh Power and the Passion. However, more up my alley are the ubiquitous art forums that our area has to offer.

 There are literally hundreds of hidden galleries, streets lined with art spaces, gigantic murals on the sides of buildings, mirror mosaics on houses, neighborhood museums, and tons of art and craft shows. The list is endless. Even if you are not an art enthusiast but you are from Pittsburgh, you know that the Arts Festival is right around the corner. It also usually brings with it a share of rainy days. I still do not have my corner booth this year :( but that is OK. I shall have way less stress as a visitor at this event.

Speaking of sports (and art) there is the expression that goes something like this..."I went to a fight and a hockey game broke out." Well, here's a twist on it. "I was on the top floor of a downtown building and an art project jumped out." The view was stunning and I couldn't stop staring and studying the vista. All I had with me was a number 2 pencil and a small note pad but it was enough to get started. Later, that evening I added some color and tried to gain dimension with colored pencils. If you are familiar with the Pittsburgh Skyline, you should hopefully be able to recognize the PPG Building and that little yellow hut at the top left corner is the famous Pittsburgh Incline. Seriously, that was my view from the window. Stunning!

"A day wasted is one without laughter." - E.E. Cummings