Saturday, August 31, 2024
Breakfast: Homemade Frittata Bites and Fresh Eastern Shore Maryland Peaches with Greek Yogurt
Wednesday, August 28, 2024
Monday, August 26, 2024
My Little Garden Zoo: The Ungulates
Sometimes referenced at the "hoofstock," I chose ungulate because my post includes members of the family Camilidae which do not, in fact, have hooves. Of these sturdy four-legged beauties, I have many more species than I can present and so try to rotate at least some of the lesser known varieties in and out from year to year. Enjoy!
THE AMERICAS
Saturday, August 24, 2024
Thursday, August 22, 2024
Philadelphia Museum of Art: European Art 1850 - 1900 (Impressionism)
Wednesday, August 21, 2024
Philadelphia Museum of Art: American Art 1850 - 1950: 10 Views +2 from American Art 1650 - 1850
With so many amazing works of art to consider, I just let myself adhere to images and objects that caught my eye and then spent extended time considering them and their connection to me. The first ten are from the second floor galleries, and then I tag on two more from the first floor galleries.
There is a concept within landscape painting that was uniquely elevated by the Hudson School of Landscape artists. It's known as the "sublime". It is a quiet, grandeur, a sense of greatness that inspires awe. Sometimes it's the result of the overwhelming scale and/or exoticism of the subject matter. Sometimes it's captured in a sense of mystery and foreboding. You know it, when you see it. Of all the works I know by this personally favored artist, I see it, and I know it more in this painting than in any others of his oeuvre.
1898
1922
An excellent choice for public viewing on the 100th anniversary of the birth of one of the Greatest American Novelists, Essayists and Intellects: James Baldwin (1924 - 1987)
From the second floor, I went to the first floor to check out the Cafe. I was hoping to eat at the museum. Unfortunately, the Cafe was booked. I looked at the self-serve offerings and eschewed that option when weighing the price point versus quality. I'm sure the museum feels it can charge above market rate prices because there are no other options; however, you always have the option to say, "No, Thank you."