Artist Ashley Hodder painted this amazing mural. It’s on the building across the street from A.Boss Opticians. I was picking up my daughter-in law’s glasses Monday morning.

Artist Ashley Hodder painted this amazing mural. It’s on the building across the street from A.Boss Opticians. I was picking up my daughter-in law’s glasses Monday morning.

I let Michael set the pace. Two grandsons at the Carnegie Museum of Art and Natural History in a week’s time.

I let Charlie set the pace.
We went to the Carnegie Museum of Art and the Natural History Museum today.



Charlie was a was a terrific museum goer.





Saturday evening Steve and I drove to the Lawrenceville neighborhood to see a wonderful art show: Millie Tersak A Retrospective at The Port on Butler Street.
Here is a photo of the artist Millie Tersak, who recently celebrated her 90th birthday. She’s standing in front of her painting Milly on a Chilly Easter Sunday. There were more than a hundred artworks in her show.
The show was curated by Mark Panza.










The day was wet and the ground a bit muddy but we braved the elements to check out the Spring Artists’ Market at the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts and Media .
Meet artist and nature photographer Lisa Seligman (click her name to see her Prints and Textile Galleries featuring scarves, shawls, kimonos, ponchos and bags)

“Through my lens, I seek to highlight the infinite variety and beauty of nature. Whether I am exploring the details of a hosta leaf, or a delicate landscape on a foggy morning, I hope to share with you the poetry of nature.” Click quote to travel to ll a Lisa’s website

Keiko Fukazawa is a Ceramicist. My friend and neighbor Gail S. and I went to see her exhibit on Thursday. .
Keiko Fukazawa Retrospective:The Space in Between now at the Society for Contemporary Craft until May 16. Admission is free.
For those of you not in Pittsburgh, I asked if photography was allowed and was told, Yes.














Laura, Roy and I went to the Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens in Columbus Ohio.
The Glass Ornament trees were something to see! The weather was a bit gray and wet but our spirits weren’t dampened.







What Steve Put on the Mantel
Reblog from 15 years ago –
“Deborah McLaren’s still life is one I purchased at the PERSAD Celebrate Life Celebrate Art auction at the Carnegie Museum in Pittsburgh last May.
The other day I sat at the table, looked up and saw Steve’s additions to the decor. He has been purchasing RITZ crackers frequently since I bought the painting, subliminal influence? I wrote to the artist for her permission to post the image of her painting along with his props. Steve’s fun additions- the unexpected sight of them in front of the still life- I laughed out loud! How to make life fun!

Still Life Painting by Deborah McLaren
A public art installation.
Here’s one of the fiberglass horses around the town of Lexington Massachusetts.
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