Art and More Art

With only one week left here, we’ve begun sort of a last-ditch campaign to snatch up as much Florida as we can before we go.

Not-so-parallel universes

I knew that being in Florida would feel very different from slogging through the winter in Massachusetts. This weekend, though, I passed through so many alternate dimensions I might as well have been in an old episode of Star Trek.

Conversations

     In Venice this weekend an entire street closed, tents went up, and crafters and artists set out their wares. People strolled by with giant bags of kettle corn and others struggled through the crowds with metal sculptures or topiaries made of shells.

Walking, Talking and Art

Some people use their blogs as daily diaries, and so I thought I’d give that a try and cover today’s events, not that anything of any great import occurred. 

A new routine

We’re settling into a new normal here.

Art Ownership

          Today’s morning visit to blog land left me thinking about the impact of art on our lives. Thank you, Steve, at Shadows and Light .

Livestock and Projects

      I glanced over the kitchen sink last night and saw movement below the window.

The Art of Retirement

    

Last September we took a memorable (what other kind is there?) trip to Italy.  Probably the highlight of the trip for me was Venice.

Candy and Lights

The gingerbread competition at our local museum was pretty fierce this year.

Art and Highway Whimsy

On Columbus Day we sailed over back roads to the Northampton Tri-County Fairgrounds and the fall show of Paradise City, a juried collection of beautiful things.

Serendipity

Phew.

          Today was one more example of why I’m grateful that the model of Retired Husband I drew in life’s lottery isn’t the inert, recliner-planted, tv-watching type (although let's admit it - there’s a little bit of that in all of us).

Just about the time I think I’m going to be reduced to a lively discussion – with space-filling photographs – of my experiences cleaning the refrigerator, something comes along to provide a post for my blog.

          My spouse has just put the last brushstroke on his latest painting. It’s based on a photograph from our 2013 trip to Cape Cod. 

         Here’s the inspiration:

As you may recall, he started about here:

. . . and progressed to here:

. . .and now we have a finished product.

Not bad for someone who's only on his sixth painting. 

He also recently attended a two-day class on painting clouds in acrylics. 

Since he usually works in oils, this provided instruction in two areas. 

Granted, it was a painting intended more as a class exercise than a work of art, but I think it came out pretty well. 

He added a touch of his own: 

Can you guess what time of year we’ll be hanging it?

Creatures and Culture

We live not even a half mile from the center of town, but we do have our share of woods and sometimes it does feel a bit as though nature is closing in around here.

Painting Progress and Author Angst

Day One

Day Three

As promised, here’s an update on the seascape my Resident Artist is working on. 

Norman and Edward

As members of the privileged class – aka retired – we were able to jump in the car on Monday and tool off to the Berkshires.

Rest Easy, Edward Hopper

One thing trending in our area lately is art.

Steampunk Soiree

I visited another land this past weekend.