I learned a lot of cool things during this tour. It was a very simple and relaxing stroll around the swamp. They even brought out a real alligator! We passed it around on the boat. Of course I didn't pick it up! I'm too chicken for that kind of stuff! However, my sister held the alligator and I managed to touch its hand? foot? paw? - whatever. Its claw thingy. Eww.
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I seen so many great pieces of art! I wish I could have stayed longer but the person that stood out the most to me was Jim Steg. Jim Steg was the most popular and influential printmaker to be based in New Orleans. In this exhibition it shows Steg as both a printmaker, and artist who's at the forefront of many major twentieth-century movements.
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Here is my take on Jim Steg's work. I tried to show the same concept of drawing a peer's portrait and having them write their name beside it. This is a portrait of my sister, Ava. In Steg's piece he is drawing a complete stranger, as for myself I drew someone I know very well. I could have done the same and pick a random person to draw, but I deiced to draw my sister to show that I'm not as social as Jim by picking someone I am comfortable to be around. Steg is really reflecting his compatibility, personality and connections through these portraits. I hope I am doing the same.
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I've never been to a galley quite like this one... yet again I haven't stayed in a museum for very long either. I was there long enough to fairly appreciate each and every thing there. I completely scanned the bottom to top of this museum! I practically knew this place inside and out! One of my favorite galleries was from the “Marjorie and Walter Davis Gallery” (I believe these were . Most of the art was done during the early to mid 1900’s.
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On the 3rd floor you can find that most of the art work in the Japanese Art section was done by Regina Scully. She’s an artist (based in New Orleans) who is completely infatuated with traditional Japanese and Chinese paintings. Regina paints Japanese landscapes that have very strong calligraphic lines and goes for a really “distorted perspective”.
It wasn’t until this year Scully found her interest in Asian Art. |
Octavia was a small gallery featuring only 6 artists, all based in Texas.
Martha Hughes, Charles Mary Kubricht, Ann Marie Nafziger, Michael Phelan, Sam Schonzeit, Leslie Wilkes |
I copied Martha Hughes series of color blocked rooms. Using a lot of geometric shapes with bright and intense colors. I find it interesting how crisp her line work is! I thought all her work was digital, but when you take a closer look you can see the brush strokes and how thick the paint is. These are very opaque paintings.
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