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Last weekend the Cincinnati Art Museum had a beautiful display of floral arrangements, each inspired by a work of art in the museum’s collection. It’s a short-term event and apparently very popular. I’d never been to anything quite like this before, so thanks to my daughter for inviting me!
I was in Yellow Springs again on Saturday for the 41st annual Books on the Lawn, sponsored by Dark Star Books and Comics. Yellow Springs is a great small town with art pretty much everywhere you look. Since I love good street art, I thought I’d post a few examples.
Here is more information about the Tarot of America mural images above from the Yellow Springs News.
A few images from the Gordon Square area of Cleveland, just because.
“Dream Big” is by Lisa Quine.
This mural by Bob Peck is on 78th Street.
Mural by Justin Michael Will.
This exhibit at the Riffe Gallery in Columbus only goes on another week, so if you’re local it’s worth stopping in. Especially if you want to see some paintings from Ohio artists that are bright, detailed, and in some ways atypical of what I expected from watercolors. Here are a few examples:
Here’s a link to the gallery page, including some additional images and info on the (rather restricted) gallery hours. The exhibit has paintings from members of the Ohio Watercolor Society and is a juried exhibition.
Visited the Pizzuti Collection today to see their photography exhibition, “I Hear America Singing: Contemporary Photography from America”. It’s a small exhibit but worthwhile if you’re in the area. The images that particularly struck me related to humans and our impact on the environment and nature, particularly in the American West.
Fascinating to me was that this exhibit was originally created and presented at the national fine art gallery in Amman, Jordan, where it would have explored the themes of diversity within America and our relationship with the land. Here is a link to a description of the exhibition from Ashley Lumb, curator.
Also, it’s such a pleasure to be able to go to art galleries and exhibitions again!
I was really impressed by the work of Alex MacLean, Griselda San Martin and Michael Lundgren. Also enjoyed Lucas Foglia’s “Frontcountry” series. I’ve included links to their websites below.
Just a couple of images, things I saw from a slightly different angle during last weekend’s Columbus Arts Festival.
It’s one of my favorite places, so on my recent trip to California (my first since the start of Covid in 2020) of course I had to revisit the beautiful Getty Villa in Pacific Palisades. Here are a few random images of art that impressed me inside the building — something different, since I usually focus on the gardens and beautiful views.
The Getty Villa is smaller and more serene than the big Getty Center museum in Los Angeles. Here’s a link to their website for info about visiting. If you’re in the area it’s worth a visit!
I’m excited to share the cover of the new Sword & Sorcery anthology from Flinch Books! This action-packed cover is by Mark Wheatley. I’m one of ten authors with short stories in the anthology, which will be released later this month. Here is a link to the Flinch Books Facebook page for the full announcement!
A few pictures from the Franklin Park Conservatory’s Pumpkins Aglow! event. We arrived when it was still light but ahead of the rains, so it was a win.
Author Anne Marie Lutz 