On a recent morning, my mom and I visited the Art Institute of Chicago. The beautiful pieces were as stunning as ever. We always seem to find new paintings or sculptures that we hadn't noticed before.
I was especially taken with the other museum visitors on this trip. There were lots of families and especially many students - from little kids in beginning drawing classes to college students in art history courses. It was wonderful to be in a place where pretty much everyone was so happy to be and so appreciative of their surroundings. What a wonderful way to spend a Saturday morning!
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| foreground: a young girl sketches one of Degas' ballerinas background: a college class learns about Monet |
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| left: a man on an audio tour right: little girls sketching a Renoir painting |
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| a class learns about Seurat's masterpiece, "Sunday Afternoon on the Island of la Grande Jatte" |
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| mother and son talk about Toulouse-Lautrec's intense use of colors in "At the Moulin Rouge" |
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| mother and daughter admire a portrait |
You have good eyes for details!
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