While at the Philadelphia Museum of Art we got to see some beautiful impressionism. Of course, Monet, one of our all time favorites and one of the founders of the impressionist movement was on prominent display. Everyone recognizes the Japanese Footbridge. He painted it many times. PMA has two interesting ones. The first he painted in 1899…he painted it 12 times that year. Some twenty years later he had begun to have trouble with his eyesight and complained of not seeing colors well. You see the difference by comparing these two versions of his Japanese Footbridge. It was very telling to see them in the same museum.
The National Gallery of Art brings wonderful works of art to the public (for free admission) that would not ordinarily be on view. An example is the recent purchase of Gerard van Honthorst’s monumental masterwork, The Concert, that was acquired by the National Gallery in 2013 and went on display for the first time in 218 years.
Michelangelo was born on this day in 1475. 
George W. Bush didn’t start painting until after he left the White House when he read Winston Churchill’s Painting as a Pastime. 
It was nine years ago today that I posted my first entry on “Life of a Daily Painter” blog. It’s hard to believe it’s been that long. NINE YEARS!
And in the midst of all the posts about art and creating I have shared stories about my dogs (
Now with Facebook many others have discovered the blog and started following too. Many of you have followed from the beginning and others found me along the way. I am so grateful to you all for that.
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