• East Wing Inspiration

    I was hungry for some inspiration this past week and decided to break from my routine, play hooky and hit a local museum.  I walked through the National Gallery’s East Wing on Wednesday – one of the many world class museums that just happen to be in my ‘hood – and soaked up the amazing collection of modern sculpture they have on display.  Giacometti, Calder, Bertoia … delicious. An enormous mobile by Calder hovers above the light filled central space. Artist Richard Long assembled rough cut blocks of slate to form an elegant circle on the main floor.  A guard stands watch for those visitors tempted to disturb the work.…

  • Color and Light at the Corcoran

       I fell in love last weekend … with an exhibition.  The Washington Color and Light exhibit currently on display at the Corcoran Gallery of Art is – in the true sense of the word – awesome.  The show features major works from Washington Color School artists such as Gene Davis and Thomas Downing as well as from their contemporaries.  Not only is it an impressive collection, but there is a sense of magic to its arrangement.  Thoughtful consideration was given to grouping of works and gallery-to-gallery views creating an environment that is scintillating and inspiring.  Even the adjacent spaces and the works therein complement Color and Light beautifully –…