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Wall Art Design

I think we were in a town called Desdemona when we saw this gorgeous wall art.  The artist is Jessica Lochbaum (@artjesstudio).

I often wonder if these artists make any money doing their art for other projects.

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Abstract Artwork

I came across this abstract piece of artwork as I was walking around downtown the other day in the area where there are many reception venues.  

I don't really like abstract art, but this is so colorful and it's right at the gate of the venue so everyone on the street can see it as can anyone entering for an event.

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Sculpture at the Museum

When I was in the museum in Albany, Texas, one of the curators said it was ok to take photos as long as I didn't use flash.  Well, that worked fine for me since the room had a lot of light from the windows and my camera can shoot in a small amount of light anyway.

I saw this sculpture.  I'm not a fan of this type of art, but I made an image of it anyway.  I didn't read the description, but it looks like a scythe with a heart at the end of it.  hmmmm

Wonder what it's supposed to represent?

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Upside Down and Graffiti

While I was walking around downtown today, I saw this.  There was a lot of chalk graffiti on the ground, so the art center probably had a children's event recently.  

My heart is grateful that:

some people believe in children's art

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Dream River Sculpture, Amsterdam, NY

I don't usually like abstracts, but this artwork is just beautiful and I can't resist making photos of it every time I'm in the area.  The sculptor is Dimitar Lukanov, it was created in 2019.  It's stainless steel with beautiful aqua color standing on a base of concrete and it's 32 feet tall.  

It's located on the south side of the river in Amsterdam on the Amsterdam Pedestrian Bridge.  

It would probably look great against a blue sky. Each time I've been there it's been cloudy but I still think it looks beautiful.

My heart is grateful for:

everyone having a unique vision for art and beauty

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Blue Wall Art

Seen on a downtown apartment building in Dunedin, FL.

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Sculpture

This sculpture is in front of the Fine Arts building of McMurry University.  I've been wanting to photograph it for a long time, but it's situated on a main road that has a lot of traffic and parking is difficult.  But today I decided to figure out a way to get to it.  I normally don't like abstract art, but I find this kind of pretty.  Who knows how much it must have cost~~probably enough to make me gasp.

My heart is grateful for:

making hard decisions and figuring out how to solve surmountable problems

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Street Art

I've seen this mural many times recently, but there were always cars parked right in front of it so it was too difficult to get a good photo.  Yesterday, however, I used my cell phone and I was able to get right on the sidewalk, so the cars didn't interfere at all.  

I love the colors and the design.  Such a "happy" mural.

My heart is happy for:

being able to spend some time with the grandkids today

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Jesus Carrying the Cross

In the Loretto Chapel in Santa Fe, NM there are these small sculptures around the perimeter of the sanctuary on the walls.  They're depictions of Christ carrying the cross.  I didn't photograph all of them.  The other one I captured is the first Time Christ Fell.  

I'm not Catholic, we don't have these types of sculptures in my Protestant church.  Regardless I think they're beautiful art in a beautiful chapel. This chapel is where The Staircase is located.

The Staircase is an architectural marvel.  I'll post it tomorrow with the amazing history behind its construction.

My heart is grateful today:

for God's grace in my life

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Decorated Coffee Cups

One of the local coffee shops has this display of cups behind the counter.  I once heard that customers decorated the cups and then they were put on display.  

I'm not sure that's true, the drawings look very similar to each other, but whether it's true or not, it's a cute idea.

My heart is grateful today for:

my good health

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Chalk Butterfly

This is an older image from my files, but I reworked it and think it's really cute.  I love the colors the artist used.  It's so fun to see street art, whether on the sidewalk or sides of buildings.  There are so many good artists wandering around. 

I'm so glad I saw this.

Today I'm thankful for:

good friends

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It was a dreary day on the heels of 3-4 other dreary days.  I'm glad I'm on a roll with photographing still-life in my house.  It's challenging when you don't have many props in the house, but it's great when you have friends who can loan you objects to practice with.

I didn't spend much time on this one.  I should have started earlier in the afternoon, but I procrastinated a lot and only had about 40 minutes before I had to leave the house for Sunday Evening service. 

Still...I'm not terribly unhappy with this image.  I have a few more ideas that I'll try in the future, but this is it for today.  Acrylic paint with brushes against a pale pink watercolor background.

POW! WOW! Again

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I finally got back downtown after the artists were done with their creations.  Some of the work was kind of creepy and some of it didn't make sense to me, but it is what it is. 

 I didn't get there during the week for any of the events, but when I did go it was great because there were hardly any people around, so I could photograph to my heart's content with hardly any interference.  

This artwork will stay on the buildings until next year when the artists return to do new work.