Last week I found myself attending social events on three consecutive evenings. I haven’t been out that many nights in a row since I was a busy mom driving kids to and from various activities. And don’t tell them, but this past week was (marginally) more fun. I’m not quite a social butterfly yet, but I am a fun-loving caterpillar.
On Wednesday I went to a group painting activity at Painting With a Twist in Tallahassee. Thursday evening I saw Train at Cascades Park. Then on Friday I attended an art show at Florida State University’s Museum of Fine Arts.
One of the women I’ve met through the Tallahassee Women’s Meetup group had a piece selected for the show, and I went to support her.
That’s Martha M. Lord, below, with her oil painting, Spring Haven. The painting was displayed incorrectly. It should have been rotated 90° to the left, and my photo doesn’t do it justice. These manatees make me happy.
I wandered around the event like I knew what I was doing, admiring art, oohing over some pieces, looking bemused at others.
Below, No Bee=No We by Rita Barker.
Magnolia by Charlie O’Toole
Boots on the Ground by Judy Lipman Schecter
I didn’t get artists’ names on these, but they all caught my unpracticed eye.
The evening was fun. I didn’t turn into a butterfly, but I think it might be time to spin my chrysalis.
Soon….
I like the shoes.
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That one was definitely jarring. Bronzed baby shoes lined up in military formation.
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That’s odd because they reminded me of the shoes the Chinese Terracotta Army might have left behind.
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Interesting! My mind didn’t go there. The little shoes were laid out on a dirt background. My take on it was “we send our babies off to war.” But then, I’m a mom.
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I can see that. Art is good for the brain I think.
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I believe you’re right.
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Busy you. Well photographed exhibits
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Thank you. I always feel inadequate when the art is so good.
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Nananoyz, I found your post tonight while searching my name online. I was pleasantly surprised to see my art work in the post… thank you! I’ve met your friend Martha Lord on a couple of occasions. She is a delightful, accomplished artist…
Rita Barker “No bee = No we”
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I loved your bee art! Had I not met Martha I’d never have been at that art exhibit. Isn’t it wonderful how the world works? My name is Leslie Noyes, by the way. Let’s stay in touch.
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