Yesterday's storms swept through during the night, and after a few scattered showers this morning, it was a beautiful day. I left Salamanca, NY at 7:45 AM heading west, then south. The Butler Institute of American Art in Youngstown, OH opens at 11 AM, and I parked at 10:55 ... thank you God. The timing today worked out perfectly, even though it got a little long once the sun went down.
I have to keep reminding myself that "this is not a contest" and "this is not a race". I feel blessed that I can appreciate each item I view. Warren Zevon said "Enjoy every sandwich", but I think my philosophy of "Enjoy every bite" takes it a little bit further.
Having said that, I visited five museums and saw dozens of beautiful paintings!
4 Albert Bierstadt
4 Frederic Edwin Church
10 Thomas Cole
7 Jasper Cropsey
5 Asher Brown Durand
4 Sanford Robinson Gifford
1 William Stanley Haseltine
5 Martin Johnson Heade
2 Thomas Hill
3 Winslow Homer
7 John Frederick Kensett
8 Claude Monet
3 Thomas Moran
4 JMW Turner
My two favorites from today are a Yosemite piece and a Venice piece:
Thomas Hill
Bridal Viel Falls, Yosemite
Joseph Mallord William Turner
View of Venice: The Ducal Palace, Dogana, and Part of San Giorgio, 1841
Friday, Sept. 13, 2013
Holiday Inn Express, 779 Broad St, Salamanca, NY 14779 877.859.5095
2 3/4 hours -- Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH 11 am - 4 pm
1 1/4 hours -- The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH 10 am - 9 pm
3/4 hour -- Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH 10 am - 5 pm
1 1/2 hours -- Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH 10 am - 9 pm
1 hour -- Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, MI 9 am - 10 pm
1 1/4 hours -- Super 8, 2001 Shirley Dr, Jackson, MI 49202 517.788.8780
here is today's playlist:
The Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed
The Beatles - Let It Be
The Beatles - Rubber Soul (Capitol Album)
Coldplay - A Rush of Blood to the Head
Steely Dan - The Royal Scam
Garland Jeffreys - Escape Artist
Bob Marley - Exodus
Warren Zevon - Excitable Boy
George Thorogood - Move It On Over
Bob Weir - Ace
Grateful Dead - Grateful Dead
The Miles Davis Quintet - Workin'
Good ol' Jackson, Michigan. Those are my old stomping grounds, Dennis, and my parents still live very near there, in Spring Arbor, Michigan.
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