Art in the Time of Covid

I love art.  I love doing art. I can’t draw a straight line with a ruler but I admire those who can.  I come from an artistic family although that gene clearly skipped my generation.  My own personal art comes in the form of card making, quilting, and needlework.  Right now I am involved in revitalizing my interest in cross stitch.

When I travel I like to acquire certain things from the area I am visiting.  Books are a must, Christmas ornaments are highly sought after and prints depicting the area I am visiting are always a welcome addition.  Our latest trip to New Orleans was no different.

So, in this time of quarantine I thought I would share some of the art I have acquired from other places and one other that is really special to me.

 These are prints that I obtained in New Orleans.  The one on the right is a painting of the riverboat we rode down the Mississippi.  We also ate a delicious dinner there as well.  It was a lot of fun.  Too crowded which made me worry about the virus but after dinner we sat out on the deck and relaxed as we enjoyed the Mighty Mississippi!  It was great! The one on the right is the famous St. Louis Cathedral in Jackson Square and the French Quarter.  I will go back again because I just didn’t get enough!

Tower Bridge in London.  I purchased this in Covent Garden on our visit to England in 2005.

This is the one that is truly special to me — it is our church.  A drawing done by Michael Pavlovsky, a well known local artist and fellow parishioner, as a fund raiser for a project.  I smile every time I look at it.  Sorry for the light shining on it.

Arneson River Theater in San Antonio, Texas.  It is a unique open air theater that is used extensively through the Fiesta season for Ballet Folklorico performances.

Big Ben, phone box, mail box, double decker bus — all the ‘things” of   London.   England was the one place on my bucket list and I enjoyed it immensely.

That is not all the art I have in the house but I only have one piece that I bought just because I liked it.  Everything else was either a gift or done by somebody, mostly relatives.  

I am funny in that things that I surround myself with have to have meaning whether the art on the wall or the jewelry on my body.  I guess I am a traditionalist and love the coziness that things give when they have meaning.  I will share other things another time — I even have a collection of Bean’s work that I would love to share.  Another post, another post.