Inspiration at the Art Museum
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| Diego Rivera Mural at the DIA |
Looking to recharge and get more art inspiration? Grab your purse and head out the door, absolutely nothing will compare to to a trip to the nearest art museum for some visual stimulation.
My art group had a week off from the studio which meant extra time at home (Meh!). I am so glad that we planned an Art Field Trip to the museum downtown (Yeah!). What a great idea! Never before have I had the experience of walking through an art exhibit
with other artists - it was so much fun. We stopped and looked and shared insights with each other, what an experience!
We had the great fortune to visit our art museum for a special exhibit - works of Master Painters on paper (drawings, etchings, lithographs).Wow! The work was amazing and the Artists all absolute Masters including: Degas, Renoir, Bonnard, Lautrec and more! My favorite drawings were those by Renoir, lovely little portrait drawings that looked like charcoal sketches, they were whimsical and sweet. What inspiration!
Sadly we could not take photographs of the special exhibit - otherwise you would see some here.
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| Monet. Painterly and colorful. |
After viewing the exhibit we found further inspiration in the Impressionist & Post Impressionist section. Just a few of the works that spoke to me are pictured left and below (permanent collection meant we could take photos). Now I am art-inspired, it's time to sketch and paint!
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| Gauguin. Bright color, fun graphic shapes. |
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| Renoir. Painterly with a lovely face. |
