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Posts from the ‘Virginia Museum of Fine Art’ category

A recap of my artist date at the VMFA to see the etchings from the Wenceslaus Hollar exhibit.

Wenceslaus Hollar

March 28, 2019
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The Terracotta Army has come to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and it’s awesome. The figures are over 2,000 years old, mostly undamaged and full of exquisite detail. They’re big too! I expected them to be much shorter, based on the size of the…

The Terracotta Army

March 5, 2018
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Through November 29, the Virginia Museum of Fine Art has an exhibit on “Japanese Tattoo: Perseverance, Art, and Tradition“. To say they’re ornate is an understatement. They are fantastic. I’m not a big fan of tattoos, but the artistry is incredible. This enormous picture shows a…

Ornate Tattoos on Exhibit

November 9, 2015
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This week’s photo challenge is to interpret “intricate” and for that, I’d like to share one of my favorite paintings at the Virginia Museum of Fine Art. This is Lydia Schabelsky, Baroness Staël-Holstein. According to the placard, the picture was to be “a lasting record of…

Portrait of Lydia Schabelsky

May 6, 2015
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Continuing with this week’s photo challenge of walls, another great exhibit at the Virginia Museum of Fine Art (VMFA) was that of Japanese woodblock prints. There were two exhibits – prints from Kawase Hasui (1883 to 1957) and a commission from a more contemporary artist, Miwako…

Walls of Creativity, Part 2

March 18, 2015
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During a recent visit to the Virginia Museum of Fine Art (VMFA), I came across an exhibit of 20th and 21st Century Art. Although I’m often not a fan of what is in these galleries, they changed since the last time I walked through there…

Walls of Creativity, Part 1

March 16, 2015
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I love touching things.  Sewing my own clothes and later, doing needlepoint, were great outlets for me.  I revel in the textures of rough, smooth, silky, grainy, and everything in-between.  Glass and leather are particularly fascinating to me.  Their smoothness and appearance sing little songs…

The Beauty of Glass (Chihuly)

October 25, 2012
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Friday night started with me leaving work right on time, which was a treat.  I didn’t feel like doing anything around the house, so I suggested to my favorite boy toy that he clean up and we go back to the Virginia Museum of Fine Art…

Night At The Museum

July 23, 2012
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