This vacation is winding down & coming to a close. Today was the final day in Venice. Mom and I went to the island of Murano, where we received a glass blowing/sculpting demonstration. Here's a photo of the simple glass blowing technique that was demonstrated. Such artistry!
We bought a few souvenirs today, looked around, and had some gelato near Piazza San Marco. For dinner, we ate pasta and clams, with red wine and beer. For only the second time on our vacation, a little rain fell. Instead of a downpour however, it was a pleasant, cleansing shower that made everything smell fresh and new and cooled down the piazza.
Tomorrow morning we'll have a leisurely breakfast peering on the glittering green canal... but then I have to face the reality of getting all the luggage to the airport; and her suitcase is going to be the death of me. I did hand washing almost every night so that I traveled light, but mom just packed everything but the kitchen sink.
This vacation is done. In Italian, that's "vacanza è fatta"
Even more photos of Vienna, Austria - July 8, 2008
Good grief there are a ton of monuments, museums, and former palaces in Vienna. These Hapsburgs and their hangers-on were ridiculously wealthy by any historical standard. Talk about a building boom: it must have been a full-employment time period for architects and artisans of the Imperial era.
Turns out that yesterday, when I walked so much of the city, I wasn't in the museum quarter at all. Actually, that's a slightly different part of the city, and I went there today to visit the Leopold Museum. The Leopold Museum normally has lots of Klimt on display, but they are re-tooling the exhibit and had nothing on display today (which explains why The Kiss was temporarily on exhibit at the Belvedere museum). However, the permanent installation of the Leopold museum includes a huge amount of Egon Scheile's work -- so I was educated in his progression as an artist.
Yesterday, I really enjoyed the special exhibit of Kokoschka's on display at the Albertina museum. They also had an amazing assortment of Paul Klee, who is actually my favorite Bauhaus artist. (I like Kandinsky quite a bit too, but Klee is my fave.)
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My artwork has been published as part of an art school book for secondary school kids who are part of Marshall Cavendish schools, which appear to be International English-speaking schools.
Here's the image from page 51, where the Grapes 2 painting I did is featured.
Below the copyright info, it directs the students to Review:
- Are you able to identify the basic forms of everyday objects around you?
- Have you observed how light sources affect the values of objects?
- How well can you make a detailed study or close observation of things around you? Seek opinions from your peers and teachers.
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