Road Tripper part 2

Before I show you more of the Farnsworth Museum in Rockland, Maine, I want to join in with the  latest TagTuesday challenge of animals. This challenge's hostess is Michelle.

I kind of have a soft spot for this giraffe. :) What a face! 

I also want to share some of the other art at the Farnsworth Museum I saw the other day. Yesterday I posted the Andrew Wyeth art (Road Tripper part 1). Today I have few other art pieces to show you.

 One section I thought was really cool was their education area where they had some student made art.

Rockland, Maine is on the coast and is a fishing town.

I think fish are pretty cool.

This was a huge collaged set of panels that gave a view on Penobscot Bay that city of Rockland is  on.

And they did have this Andy Warhol sketch.

And a fun camel statue in the garden.

And they had a couple of other statues.

And we were wondering how they ever moved this giant granite chain.

And I think my most favorite painting of them all was this one by Jamie Wyeth.

Its called Maine Coon Cats.

My photo doesn't do the colors justice.

This is like a big cat party. I love the leaping cat on the left.

And this graffiti wasn't in the museum but on a building in the parking lot across the street.

I thought you could read a couple of meaning into those words, depending on your point of view.

That's all for me today. 

Hope everyone is having a fantastic weekend so far.

Road Tripper-Part1

Hi everyone. I promised you the story of my road trip. 

So let me tell you about my trip to Maine yesterday.

It all began because of this painting by Andrew Wyeth called Christina's World.

 I'd seen photos of this painting but never really knew much about it.

Christina and the painting are the subject of this book which is my June book club book.

It was a fast read and what I really enjoyed was how it teased me to research Andrew Wyeth, the artist who painted that piece of art.

Wyeth was from Pennsylvania and spent many summers painting in Maine.  His father was also a famous painter and illustrator, NC Wyeth, and one of his sons is still an active painter, Jamie Wyeth.

Andrew Wyeth not only did painting in Maine, but he spent a lot of time at this house (the scene in the painting and on the book cover, the Olson Homestead) sketching and drawing.

The only painting of his I can actually say I remember seeing is this one which I saw 2 summers ago at the Shelburne Museum in Vermont.

So when I researched this I learned that there is a small museum in Rockland, Maine that has many of these Maine sketches. And they are having a special  exhibit called Wyeth at 100 with many of his Maine watercolors.

So the hubby and I headed out and headed up the coast of Maine.
He was a good sport because I can't say the hubby is really into art museums. (But I do think he enjoyed the visit.)

I was really in awe with the Andrew Wyeth sketches.

There was some lighting that made taking photos of some of the pieces a little difficult.

You can see the shadow at the top of this piece below. Makes a cool photo though.

This is one with all the feathers was of my favorites. Too bad there's some shadows.

And they even had a few of his journals on display.

There was a lot more to see besides the Andrew Wyeth art which I will show you on another day. :)

We finally had some sun (though a bit cool) and it was a really nice day.

And the lilacs were blooming. 

As were the crab apples.

And it was fun to go see something different.

Fun to see some sun!

I have more another day-harbors and lighthouses too. Plus a delicious lobster roll for lunch.
Some of you may know that I am a big fan of lobster rolls. Its a summer favorite. One of the perks of living near the coast of New England where the lobsters come from. 😊
A day in Maine always makes me happy.

Have a fantastic beginning of your weekend.