Continuing Education

Photo of the Jefferson Memorial through the cherry blossoms is by Brenton Hardee. See more of her photography on the City Art Gallery website at: www.cityartgreenville.com/brentonhardeephotography.htm

It's continuing education time for me! I am leaving tomorrow for DC for a long weekend of gallery hopping, museum viewing, and meeting with artists from the northern Virginia and DC area. The Phillips Collection (my personal favorite!) is featuring Morandi: Master of Modern Still Life. Giorgio Morandi was an Italian painter who shared a tiny apartment with his mother and three sisters growing up in Bologna. He painted from an early age and only had the resources for subject matter that were part of his home environment. He created numerous still life paintings by rearranging simple objects like bottles, jars, and pitchers. He captured the beauty of light on these simple forms. The National Portrait Gallery is featuring Presidents in Waiting. This exhibition focuses on the fourteen vice presidents who succeeded to the presidency, either upon the death of a sitting president, election in their own right, or (in one case), the resignation of a president. Can't wait. Off to the Capitol City! I'll post new info when I return on Monday.
Cheers!
Peg
City Art Gallery
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