Minneapolis Skyline

Photo taken during my March 19 visit to the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. As a kid in the 1970s I was always captivated by this view. Of course, the skyline looked a bit different than this. It's still a striking view despite the gray winter day. 

And, Yet Even More Art Institute - March 19

Even More Art Institute - March 19

More Art Institute - March 19

I remember many of these paintings from the Art Adventure program at Annunciation Grade School back in the day. The program was sponsored by the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. I still seek out to view many of the works of art we learned about back then whenever I find myself at the Institute. 

Art Institute - March 19

Dale and I had our passports renewed the morning of this past March 19. I took the day off today so that we could fit the appointment in in the morning. After our appointment downtown, I dropped Dale off at work and decided to stop by the Art Institute next door.  

More from the Modernism Gallery at the MIA

I was quite taken with what I saw in the Modernism gallery.

Modernism Gallery at MIA

Matisse at MIA

This is not actually a painting but a background you could pose in front of. Noel and I weren't feeling like getting our pictures taken but I still thought it looked pretty enough to snap a photo of it.

Matisse Exhibit at the MIA

 Noel and I went to the Matisse exhibit at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts today. This painting was one of my favorites.

Minneapolis Institute of Arts

My friend Noel and I went to the Minneapolis Institute of Arts today to see the Edo Pop exhibit. This sculpture of a dog greeted us in the lobby.

The Nicollet Mall on a Rainy Day Part 2

Here's another I photoshopped version of my 1980 photo The Nicollet Mall on a Rainy Day that I tried to make look like a painting. My inspiration was Rainy Evening on Hennepin Avenue, 1902, by Robert Koehler which hangs in the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. You should be able to click on it to enlarge it.

The Nicollet Mall on a Rainy Day Part 1

I took the above photo in 1980 and titled it The Nicollet Mall on a Rainy Day. As a kid I had a bubble umbrella just like the woman in the foreground to the left.

One of my favorite paintings from the Minneapolis Institute of Arts has always been Rainy Evening on Hennepin Avenue. I think I've loved this painting by Robert Koehler since childhood because it really captures a mood and also because it's a window into the past of Minneapolis. Hennepin Avenue looks nothing like this and hasn't for quite a long time. I like how the people are walking toward you in the painting. In my photo the people are walking away.

I recently photoshopped the photo I took more than 30 years ago to make it look a bit more like a painting. You should be able to click on it to enlarge it.