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Frida at VMFA

Posted in Art Class, Portraits, Serendipity, Travel, tagged , , , , on May 7, 2025| Leave a Comment »

A group of students from The Studio’s Wednesday morning and evening classes went to Richmond to see the Frida exhibit at the Virginia Museum of Fine Art. It was a wonderful day of art, laughter and fellowship! The exhibit was very interesting and confirmed what a tragic life she led. We saw several of her paintings including several self portraits as well as some amazing photography. If you are in the Richmond area while the exhibit is underway it would be worth your time. See more information here.

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Steinlen Cats

Posted in Animals, Little Known Facts, Travel, tagged , , on March 12, 2018| Leave a Comment »

While at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts last week I got to see the “Steinlen Cats”.  Beautiful!

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Terracotta Warriors

Posted in Little Known Facts, Serendipity, Travel, tagged , , , on March 7, 2018| Leave a Comment »

Yesterday I got to see an amazing exhibit at the Virginia Museum of Fine Art in Richmond….the Terracotta Army.  This whole story just fascinates me.  It was discovered in 1974 while farmers were digging a well.  Can you imagine???!!!!!  Here is a description from the VMFA website along with their link.  It’s worth the time to take a look.

“First discovered in 1974 by farmers in China, an underground army of nearly 8,000 life-size terracotta figures is known as one of the greatest archaeological finds of the 20th century. Discovered one mile east of the known burial site of the First Emperor of China (r. 221–210 BC), or Qin Shihuang, the terracotta army was created to accompany the emperor to the afterlife. This exhibition features ten majestic terracotta figures, including a cavalry horse, among 130 works that tell the story of China’s birth and one man’s lasting imprint on a nation.”  Read more here.    And while on the VMFA site there is a link in the story to an audio tour.  It’s worthwhile to listen and see the beautiful photos.

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