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myLot reputation of 95/100. dawnald (9713)   ranked 6 out of 355 in art3 months ago

So what does that have to do with art? confused

Well I was supposed to go volunteer at cat rescue today, and I did. But after that I had lunch and I went to an art museum. Yep, I did. The Crocker Museum in downtown Sacramento.

http://www.crockerartmuseum.org/

Last time I went to an art museum, I went with Cary, and while it was interesting seeing art from the perspective of an 8 year old boy (he liked the Warhol exhibit and the primitive culture stuff, but he didn't think too much of the 19th century paintings), I wanted to see some from MY perspective.

There were Dutch paintings and California themed paintings, ceramics by Japanese women, an Asian section, I don't remember what all. Usually I come away with at least one or two things that made an impression. This time, it was the building. Gorgeous wooden doors and stairway, inlaid ceilings and a mosaic floor upstairs. Oh, and one painting of a scene at night and I just liked the way the moon and the light from the moon played over the landscape. Oh yeah, and there was this expressionist looking landscape that I liked. Oh yeah and the inlaid Italian table. Oh yeah and the face on one of the Madonna's...

Would you have liked to go with me?

 
 
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1. myLot reputation of 99/100. Aliceinwebland (5013)   ranked 91 out of 355 in art   3 months ago

hiya dawn

You sound more excited by the building than you did of the art! lol but there are some beautiful buildings around, exterior as well as interior Edinburgh has a lot of them. For exterior beauty my favourite is the Scots museum... interior, the Usher Hall. Let me know next time you're going! lol

Alice happy


myLot reputation of 95/100. dawnald (9713)   ranked 6 out of 355 in art  3 months ago

Edinburgh was nice but where was the sun? confusedconfused When I DO come back there, it won't be in April. lol

Part of the interior of the building was really beautiful, yep!


myLot reputation of 99/100. Aliceinwebland (5013)   ranked 91 out of 355 in art  3 months ago

lol... come in summer, you might catch some then! got to go...kids are awake! rolleyes


myLot reputation of 95/100. dawnald (9713)   ranked 6 out of 355 in art  3 months ago

Might?

Geez, we aren't in Kansas any more, are we?


myLot reputation of 99/100. Aliceinwebland (5013)   ranked 91 out of 355 in art  3 months ago

No dorothy dear lolrasp


myLot reputation of 95/100. dawnald (9713)   ranked 6 out of 355 in art  3 months ago

Guess I'd better pack a hat, a rain coat and an umbrella then...


myLot reputation of 99/100. Aliceinwebland (5013)   ranked 91 out of 355 in art  3 months ago

remember the bikini too wink


myLot reputation of 95/100. dawnald (9713)   ranked 6 out of 355 in art  3 months ago

I'll have to make do with a one piece...


myLot reputation of 99/100. Aliceinwebland (5013)   ranked 91 out of 355 in art  3 months ago

me too dawn whistle

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2. myLot reputation of 97/100. thea09 (4403)   ranked 131 out of 355 in art   3 months ago

Definitely, I haven't done anything like that for ages. Can we stop for coffee after though?


myLot reputation of 95/100. dawnald (9713)   ranked 6 out of 355 in art  3 months ago

Coffee, definitely!!!


myLot reputation of 97/100. thea09 (4403)   ranked 131 out of 355 in art  3 months ago

With brownies springs to mind - you are a disgusting influence, I haven't even had my yogurt yet and you've got me thinking of chocolate.


myLot reputation of 95/100. dawnald (9713)   ranked 6 out of 355 in art  3 months ago

How is that bad? lol


myLot reputation of 97/100. thea09 (4403)   ranked 131 out of 355 in art  3 months ago

Because I'm thinking of stirring some chocoloate into my yogurt later. Not good. That's against the rules, fridges have eyes and if word got around I could be ostracised.


myLot reputation of 95/100. dawnald (9713)   ranked 6 out of 355 in art  3 months ago

Here, have a fridge blindfold...

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3. myLot reputation of 100/100. paula27661 (5293)   ranked 54 out of 355 in art   3 months ago

I sure would have loved to have gone with you dawn! This museum looks fantastic. I took my daughter to our museum during the last school holidays and she loved it. She relished the dinosaurs’ displays because she had visited that section with her class at school so I got a very interesting lecture on the different types of dinosaurs. She liked the Art Gallery as well, fascinating stuff, I really enjoyed it there especially the 18th century paintings. Let me know when you are going next... (LOL)


myLot reputation of 95/100. dawnald (9713)   ranked 6 out of 355 in art  3 months ago

I took the kids to the Discovery museum, it's a children's science museum. Not quite sure about this one.

Sure, I'll let you know. Coffee afterward?


myLot reputation of 100/100. paula27661 (5293)   ranked 54 out of 355 in art  3 months ago

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4. myLot reputation of 98/100. James72 (6965)   ranked 23 out of 355 in art   3 months ago

I would've gone with ya Dawn! I probably would've gotten us both kicked out of the Museum though. blush On a serious note, I really would have loved to go with you to a place like this! Museums of any kind have always fascinated me and I could easily spend hours in one. Having your Son with would've been great too and I'm sure he had some interesting perspectives on some of the art! "Yes, that 17th century farm landscape WOULD be heaps better if there was a fire truck in it!" lol


myLot reputation of 95/100. dawnald (9713)   ranked 6 out of 355 in art  3 months ago

Well if you had gotten us kicked out, there was a nice coffee place across the street. rasp

Actually, maybe next time I take the kids, I can do something like that when they start with "I'm boooorrreedd", I can have them tell me how they want to remodel the paintings. happy

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5. myLot reputation of 100/100. JenInTN (3635)   ranked 126 out of 355 in art   3 months ago

I would have loved to go with you. I don't get to go to the art mueseum very much. There is one in town that has some pretty interesting things sometimes but it's not like a "real" mueseum. I think I will have to run away myself this week and go to one I know of in Knoxville. thumbup


myLot reputation of 95/100. dawnald (9713)   ranked 6 out of 355 in art  3 months ago

This one wasn't a world class museum, for that I'd have to go to San Francisco or Los Angeles, but it wasn't too shabby either!

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6. myLot reputation of 93/100. ANTIQUELADY (11284)   ranked 182 out of 355 in art   3 months ago

It sounds very interesting & yes i would have liked to go w/u. I think going w/u anywhere would be fun. I would have even joined in w/u singing, lol.


myLot reputation of 95/100. dawnald (9713)   ranked 6 out of 355 in art  3 months ago

I wonder how a duet would have sounded in the room with the high ceilings!


myLot reputation of 93/100. ANTIQUELADY (11284)   ranked 182 out of 355 in art  3 months ago

I am sure we would have sounded great, lol.

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7. myLot reputation of 97/100. dreamweaverjan (1400)   ranked 212 out of 355 in art   3 months ago

Morning Dawn: I would have loved to gone with you; I've never been anywhere
to have the chance to even go into a museum of any kind; That sucks too!!!

I think it would be wonderful and exciting to see and visit one, just once
in my lifetime I would love to do this but I don't see that happening for me
anytime soon, maybe someday;

For now I just have to enjoy seeing what I can on TV and on the internet and live
it through people like you who share the actual experience;

Thank you for sharing!!! I really enjoyed reading this post!! happy

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myLot reputation of 95/100. dawnald (9713)   ranked 6 out of 355 in art  3 months ago

No museums ever? Must come by and drag you to... St. Louis maybe? on my next trip cross country...

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8. myLot reputation of 92/100. Irishfrndly65 (7368)   ranked 151 out of 355 in art   3 months ago

Although I've never been to an art museum I'd give it a whirl. I really like history museums and I once got to see the Ramses exhibit here in Dallas. Oh my gosh that was awesome!! I'll never forget it.

But how cool would it be to go to a museum with you? Pretty cool I think. Will you pick me up at the airport?


myLot reputation of 95/100. dawnald (9713)   ranked 6 out of 355 in art  3 months ago

Sure I'd pick you up. thumbup

I bet that was awesome. San Francisco has a King Tut exhibit right now, got to get over there before it's gone.

The Faberge exhibit in San Diego that I went to back in the 90's was pretty awesome too!

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9. myLot reputation of 94/100. cobrateacher (4218)   ranked 214 out of 355 in art   3 months ago

Hi, Dawnald!
I would have loved it! I'm glad that Miami has a lot of museums, and they have wonderful exhibitions. I enjoy them tremendously. They're well worth playing hookey from other things.


myLot reputation of 95/100. dawnald (9713)   ranked 6 out of 355 in art  3 months ago

Better than doing dishes any day of the week!:-)

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10. myLot reputation of 89/100. enola1692 (1583)   ranked 142 out of 355 in art   3 months ago

I would of loved to have gone with you I love going to museums I am in south carolina an there are couple here that are nice but my favorite one so far was the Boston musuem an the peabody musueum


myLot reputation of 95/100. dawnald (9713)   ranked 6 out of 355 in art  3 months ago

OH,where in South Carolina? I have family in Greenville...


myLot reputation of 89/100. enola1692 (1583)   ranked 142 out of 355 in art  3 months ago

I am in Spartanburg but I like going to the reedy falls in greenville


myLot reputation of 95/100. dawnald (9713)   ranked 6 out of 355 in art  3 months ago

Oh so you're not far at all...


myLot reputation of 89/100. enola1692 (1583)   ranked 142 out of 355 in art  3 months ago

no I think it is maybe 20 minutes from where I am


myLot reputation of 95/100. dawnald (9713)   ranked 6 out of 355 in art  3 months ago

Waving in your general direction...:-)

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