The Pickens Artistic Review.

Sunday, April 24, 2011

Daily Journal - 4-24-11

Today I spent Easter eating dim sum in Chinatown and walking around Lower Manhattan. It was a beautiful day!

Nom Wah Tea Parlor

Doyers Street

Some Bo-Lay Tea

Chinatown

Little Italy

Look at the roofs. Why is there a red brick roof coming out of this?? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonnade_Row

Cooper Union - New Academic Building

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

So Sunday I went to the Museum of Modern Art, with just one blog goal: take a picture of Hedda Sterne's New York VIII. However, my camera just started clicking, and I found myself taking a personal "greatest MoMA hits" slideshow. I prefer paintings most, and I'm most drawn to color and balance. I'm usually quite opinionated and sure about why I like art, but for some paintings, I don't know why. In the captions, I'll say why I like these paintings so much.

Hedda Sterne - New York VIII. In my top 3 of all time.

Don't know why I love you, but I do.

Yes, it's famous. Yes, it's like 4" big. But the way those colors melt is beautiful!

It's just white, why do I like it so much??

Not sure why I like it.

Well the technique is impressive, and I love the beach, so there you go.

Nice colors too. It really conveys the hazy summer mood.

I love how the colors melt. It really grabs your eye in the room too.

Another Rousseau with great colors and hidden animals.

I like the geometry and colors.

All about the colors.

Not sure why.

Still not sure.

I like these colors.

I always liked the look of cartoons and black outlining. These are great colors too.

Kandinsky

I liked her for some reason. Also the colors.

I like the mood and that red dot.

Ah, geometry and primary colors.

Geometry.

Geometry and the colors.

So architectural.

Daily Journal: 4-17-11

On Sunday, I was lucky to spend the day with my fiancee, my brother, and his girlfriend. We had a big lunch at Dos Caminos and then went to the MoMA and walked around. I'll post MoMA separately.