Showing posts with label Art. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Art. Show all posts

28 June 2014

Things I learned Today

Some days are full of nifty facts that toy learn throughout the day.  I started my mornig by waking up at 4:30 am, after feeble attempts to go to sleep I watched a BBC 4 show abot avalanches.  Durning this show I learned about the different types of events, as well as, how we try to control them.  In a moment of self confession, I must say that I have always desired to be a ski patrol.  Like other desires it has never been pursued because... ...well it just did not seen like a logical career choice.  (Not that my degrees really line up with what I have been doing for the past 10 years, but that is okay.). Back on point - when I saw the ski patrol firing shells out of a howitzer cannon, and tossing lite sticks of dynamite, wow I missed by calling.

Another triva fact is the Neighbor Walmart has a coffee grinder in the coffee section, however, there were only 5 out of 35 packages that were whole beans.  Also, the grinder is not easy to find, I had to focus to find it.

Last but not least, Ella likes the Muesuem of Fine Art.  We went today and did "Drop In Art" which is for kids from 1-4 PM. Each week is a differ theme, this week is was wire sculpture.


Ella in Action


Ella and the sculpture.



13 January 2014

Pablo Picasso

Picasso's full birth name is - Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso.  After reading that I could see why he went by Pablo Picasso, and have a greater appreciation for just saying, "Picasso."  Like most artist there are some works that I really like, and others that I find to be odd, strange, peculiar.  My favorite styles were the line art.  My favorites are Boquet with Hands and 

La Ronde.  These drawing with their simple style speak volumes about life, love, and people.  The act of love giving flowers to another, be it a friend, family, or lover is captured with a few lines on a white background.  In the other, the joy of the human spirit along with the energy in a group of people lays before me on a white canvas. 


Boquet with Hands


La Ronde