March 2019 - Toronto ON
We attended an exhibit at the AGO last week titled Mickalene Thomas: Femmes Noires upends and overturns familiar representations and monolithic notions of Black women today.
I took this photo specifically for this challenge!
Monday, March 18, 2019
#SpikySquare
BeckyB's March Spiky Squares Challenge
March 2019 - Toronto ON
We attended an exhibit at the AGO last week titled Mickalene Thomas: Femmes Noires upends and overturns familiar representations and monolithic notions of Black women today.
I took this photo specifically for this challenge!
March 2019 - Toronto ON
We attended an exhibit at the AGO last week titled Mickalene Thomas: Femmes Noires upends and overturns familiar representations and monolithic notions of Black women today.
I took this photo specifically for this challenge!
Monday Mural
I'm linking up at Monday Mural
2017 - Fort Smith AR
I cannot believe I haven't posted these murals before!!! It's going to take several posts to cover them all. Click here for more Fort Smith, a great small town to visit.
Fort Smith sponsors public murals much like Rochester NY does.
The Unexpected — curated by global creative house JustKids — brings urban and contemporary art to Arkansas, culminating in an annual week-long event in downtown Fort Smith.A key element of The Unexpected, the event brings a team of international artists who add original works to a growing collection of phenomenal and unexpected public art.
Cherokee
VHILS is a Portuguese street artist. His internationally recognized trademark is the forming of dramatic, oversized portraits made by carving directly into outdoor walls. He has torn, drilled and blasted his way around the globe to create uncommon and striking portraits of the common citizen. His groundbreaking carving technique has been hailed as one of the most compelling approaches to art created in the street in the last decade. Using jackhammers and chisels, Vhils used his unique process to create a stunning portrait which was based on the first photographs made of Native American Cherokee.
Royal Spirits
Through her work, South African artist, Faith47, attempts to disarm the strategies of global realpolitik, in order to advance the expression of personal truth. In this way, her work is both an internal and spiritual release that speaks to the complexities of the human condition, its deviant histories and existential search for our place in this world.
Using a wide range of media, her approach is exploratory and includes found and rescued objects, shrine constructions, painting, projection mapping, video installations, printmaking and drawings.
Madrid's Okuda San Miguel created the masterful "Universal Chapel".
Bicicleta Sem Freio (or Bicycle Without Breaks in English) was founded in Brazil in 2005. They became internationally famous for their large-scale public artworks in 2013 that can be seen in The Unites States, Europe and Brazil. The Brazilian duo spent over a week to create a big mural on the streets of Fort Smith, Arkansas. The piece is entitled Catira. Catira is a typical dance from the interior area of Brazil, where Bicicleta Sem Freio are from, and is performed by ranchers and farmers.
Houston-based artist, born and raised in Puerto Rico, Ana Maria graduated with a bachelor’s degree on Animal Sciences and simultaneously started to make art with the local street art scene. She paints and draws animals with exaggerated human features to create sympathy for her subjects. This amazing Puerto Rican street artist brought to life some of her signature unique and cute creatures with these two human-faced hybrids.
2017 - Fort Smith AR
I cannot believe I haven't posted these murals before!!! It's going to take several posts to cover them all. Click here for more Fort Smith, a great small town to visit.
Fort Smith sponsors public murals much like Rochester NY does.
The Unexpected — curated by global creative house JustKids — brings urban and contemporary art to Arkansas, culminating in an annual week-long event in downtown Fort Smith.A key element of The Unexpected, the event brings a team of international artists who add original works to a growing collection of phenomenal and unexpected public art.
Cherokee
VHILS is a Portuguese street artist. His internationally recognized trademark is the forming of dramatic, oversized portraits made by carving directly into outdoor walls. He has torn, drilled and blasted his way around the globe to create uncommon and striking portraits of the common citizen. His groundbreaking carving technique has been hailed as one of the most compelling approaches to art created in the street in the last decade. Using jackhammers and chisels, Vhils used his unique process to create a stunning portrait which was based on the first photographs made of Native American Cherokee.
Mole
Roa, the globe-trotting Belgian street artist brought to life another one of his lovely monochrome creatures. This time around, it’s a giant mole which is about to eat a yummy worm for its dinner.
Through her work, South African artist, Faith47, attempts to disarm the strategies of global realpolitik, in order to advance the expression of personal truth. In this way, her work is both an internal and spiritual release that speaks to the complexities of the human condition, its deviant histories and existential search for our place in this world.
Using a wide range of media, her approach is exploratory and includes found and rescued objects, shrine constructions, painting, projection mapping, video installations, printmaking and drawings.
Bicicleta Sem Freio (or Bicycle Without Breaks in English) was founded in Brazil in 2005. They became internationally famous for their large-scale public artworks in 2013 that can be seen in The Unites States, Europe and Brazil. The Brazilian duo spent over a week to create a big mural on the streets of Fort Smith, Arkansas. The piece is entitled Catira. Catira is a typical dance from the interior area of Brazil, where Bicicleta Sem Freio are from, and is performed by ranchers and farmers.
Foto Tunes
Tom the backroads traveller hosts this weekly meme.
March 2019 - Toronto ON
John and I had lunch in the members' lounge at the AGO, Art Gallery of Ontario on Friday.
Fort Smith AR
New Orleans LA
March 2019 - Toronto ON
Tea for Two
John and I had lunch in the members' lounge at the AGO, Art Gallery of Ontario on Friday.
Fort Smith AR
New Orleans LA
Sunday, March 17, 2019
inSPIREd Sunday
Sally and Beth host inSPIREd Sunday!
December 2018 - Copala Mexico
Going through and editing my latest Mexican photos I came across some odds and ends.
Copala has a large majestic church that people visit.
Appears to be laundry hanging along the side.
A yellow Apostolica church.
Entrance to a graveyard.
December 2018 - Copala Mexico
Going through and editing my latest Mexican photos I came across some odds and ends.
Copala has a large majestic church that people visit.
Appears to be laundry hanging along the side.
A yellow Apostolica church.
Entrance to a graveyard.
Saturday, March 16, 2019
Espresso
Bantry Ireland
First week home so there won't be much excitement in this week's post as we get back to normal. No pretty sunsets or exotic food or colourful buildings!
Saturday
Six Word Saturday Mazatlan
First day home. We didn't do much. Any groceries we needed I picked up from the store in the building.
I met a friend and picked up our mail.
What do I miss from Mexico?
Sunshine, warm temperatures and friendly people. Twice weekly maid cleaning. Grocery prices! Tuna, shrimp, ceviche!
What is it nice to have back home?
Cold water from the tap, my kitchen and our own bed and pillows!!
Having my own kitchen and pantry I made clam chowder for dinner with focaccia.
I met a friend and picked up our mail.
What do I miss from Mexico?
Sunshine, warm temperatures and friendly people. Twice weekly maid cleaning. Grocery prices! Tuna, shrimp, ceviche!
What is it nice to have back home?
Cold water from the tap, my kitchen and our own bed and pillows!!
Having my own kitchen and pantry I made clam chowder for dinner with focaccia.
Sunday
Inspired Sunday Mazatlan
One Word Sunday Puzzle
Lens-Artists Photo Challenge
WOW we slept in and the clocks sprung ahead so it made for a short day. As it was a gloomy one it didn't really matter.
We went out for groceries and had sticker shock at the prices for fruit and vegetables and other items.
I spent some time with a friend in the building, catching up.
I had a beef heart in the freezer so cut it up and put it in the slow cooker along with beef stock, onions, potatoes, carrots, celery, white turnip and spices.
Monday
Foto Tunes Mazatlan
Monday Mural Mazatlan
Wordless Mazatlan
Another lazy day getting back to reality. John did a Costco run.
Leftovers for dinner
As did this.
When I received the AGO magazine announcing a new exhibit called Femmes Noires by Mickalene Thomas, I knew I had seen her work before. It was in Boca Raton last November.
The Brooklyn-based artist has created an ode to Black womanhood for her first large-scale solo show in Canada (after exhibiting on billboards across the country as part of the 2016 Contact Photography Festival).
Her love of the French Impressionists also informs much of her work – she is devoted to reimagining the traditional in her own image.
Le déjeuner sur l’herbe: Les trois femmes noires, is a reinvention of Édouard Manet’s 1863 painting and the centrepiece of the AGO show. The 10-by-24-foot work replaces the white men and women having lunch with three Black women adorned in luxurious dresses, full Afros and rhinestones that mimic pointillism.
John made chicken wings and fries for dinner. He timed this perfectly and it was absolutely delicious.
Funny enough, I didn't get a lot of reading done other than Her Name was Rose and let's just say "be careful what you wish for". It was a good gripping read.
LINKING UP WITH
Inspired Sunday Mazatlan
One Word Sunday Puzzle
Lens-Artists Photo Challenge
WOW we slept in and the clocks sprung ahead so it made for a short day. As it was a gloomy one it didn't really matter.
We went out for groceries and had sticker shock at the prices for fruit and vegetables and other items.
I spent some time with a friend in the building, catching up.
I had a beef heart in the freezer so cut it up and put it in the slow cooker along with beef stock, onions, potatoes, carrots, celery, white turnip and spices.
Monday
Foto Tunes Mazatlan
Monday Mural Mazatlan
Wordless Mazatlan
Another lazy day getting back to reality. John did a Costco run.
Leftovers for dinner
Tuesday
Cee's Fun Foto Challenge Shiny
Still getting caught up on laundry and stuff.
John's getting all his favourites this week oven fried chicken with broccoli.
Wednesday
ABC Wednesday Letter J
Other than going out to get some ingredients so John could make his salsa for lunch tomorrow we didn't do much.
Slow cooker ribs with coleslaw.
Thursday
Thursday Doors Ireland
Photo a Week Challenge Colourful
Well, the best-laid plans etc etc.
John's birthday is the end of the month and this year his health card, driver's license and license plate stickers are up for renewal.
We head out together for College Park. It dawned on me on the subway that we could have made an appointment!
Service Ontario is more packed than I've ever seen. One guy was calling out the numbers for service, seems they had a system glitch so the monitors weren't working along with anything else. The clerk said it would be a 1.5 hours wait. John adamantly refused to wait that long.
Home (after a Starbucks flat white) and I logged on to make an appointment. Turns out can only make an appointment for health card, ENHANCED driver license (so you don't need a passport to cross into the US) and photo card. Oh wait, you can renew health card online, NOPE, only works if your driver's license doesn't expire for a year, which is not the case for John.
So who did the business requirements for this system????? Obviously didn't build in the scenario when both expire the same year! And why only one thing that he could renew online?? Then John is muttering why does he need the health card PLUS three pieces of ID. The government knows everything about us already!! One piece can be a mailed bill. Everyone gets their bills online these days. And it specifically states it cannot be a printout...
Can you guess I was once a business requirements analyst at one point?
OK enuf already!!!
I did my first baking this year, cranberry lemon loaf.
We had gotten our espresso machine just before we left for Mexico so John tried it out and made cappuccinos to have with our loaf.
Asian chicken lettuce wraps.
Friday
Pull Up a Seat Dublin Ireland
Weekend Roundup Letter K
Weekend Reflections Toronto ON
Wit's End Weekly Photo Challenge Dublin Ireland
Skywatch Friday Mazatlan
#SpikySquares March Challenge
A much more normal Toronto day for us.
We had tickets for an exhibit at the AGO, Art Gallery of Ontario. It is spring break here in Toronto (note to self check before getting tickets that week) so there were many kid friendly activities taking place.
We had lunch in the Members' Gallery, both dining on spinach quiche, reminding us that we love quiche and should make some soon.
We looked at a few new pieces before we went to the main exhibit.
Thursday
Thursday Doors Ireland
Photo a Week Challenge Colourful
John's birthday is the end of the month and this year his health card, driver's license and license plate stickers are up for renewal.
We head out together for College Park. It dawned on me on the subway that we could have made an appointment!
Service Ontario is more packed than I've ever seen. One guy was calling out the numbers for service, seems they had a system glitch so the monitors weren't working along with anything else. The clerk said it would be a 1.5 hours wait. John adamantly refused to wait that long.
Home (after a Starbucks flat white) and I logged on to make an appointment. Turns out can only make an appointment for health card, ENHANCED driver license (so you don't need a passport to cross into the US) and photo card. Oh wait, you can renew health card online, NOPE, only works if your driver's license doesn't expire for a year, which is not the case for John.
So who did the business requirements for this system????? Obviously didn't build in the scenario when both expire the same year! And why only one thing that he could renew online?? Then John is muttering why does he need the health card PLUS three pieces of ID. The government knows everything about us already!! One piece can be a mailed bill. Everyone gets their bills online these days. And it specifically states it cannot be a printout...
Can you guess I was once a business requirements analyst at one point?
OK enuf already!!!
I did my first baking this year, cranberry lemon loaf.
We had gotten our espresso machine just before we left for Mexico so John tried it out and made cappuccinos to have with our loaf.
Asian chicken lettuce wraps.
Friday
Pull Up a Seat Dublin Ireland
Weekend Roundup Letter K
Weekend Reflections Toronto ON
Wit's End Weekly Photo Challenge Dublin Ireland
Skywatch Friday Mazatlan
#SpikySquares March Challenge
We had tickets for an exhibit at the AGO, Art Gallery of Ontario. It is spring break here in Toronto (note to self check before getting tickets that week) so there were many kid friendly activities taking place.
We had lunch in the Members' Gallery, both dining on spinach quiche, reminding us that we love quiche and should make some soon.
This David Hockney piece really caught my eye.
As did this.
“Impressionism in the Age of Industry,” is a collection of work that draws connections between a city in great flux, when Paris moved quickly from a medieval place to one in the throes of the Industrial Revolution.
When I received the AGO magazine announcing a new exhibit called Femmes Noires by Mickalene Thomas, I knew I had seen her work before. It was in Boca Raton last November.
The Brooklyn-based artist has created an ode to Black womanhood for her first large-scale solo show in Canada (after exhibiting on billboards across the country as part of the 2016 Contact Photography Festival).
Her love of the French Impressionists also informs much of her work – she is devoted to reimagining the traditional in her own image.
Le déjeuner sur l’herbe: Les trois femmes noires, is a reinvention of Édouard Manet’s 1863 painting and the centrepiece of the AGO show. The 10-by-24-foot work replaces the white men and women having lunch with three Black women adorned in luxurious dresses, full Afros and rhinestones that mimic pointillism.
BOOKS
This being St. Patrick's this weekend I thought I'd post a photo of a famous Irishman.
Be aware; some Dubliners don’t observe conventions of politically correct speech when nicknaming their statues. Hence, the one of Oscar Wilde, in Merrion Square Park, is alternatively known as:
The quare in the square
The fag on the crag
The queer with the leer
The poof on the pouf
The quare in the square
The fag on the crag
The queer with the leer
The poof on the pouf
Funny enough, I didn't get a lot of reading done other than Her Name was Rose and let's just say "be careful what you wish for". It was a good gripping read.
LINKING UP WITH
Beth hosts Weekend Cooking where you can post anything food related.
Saturday Snapshots is hosted by A Web of Stories.
Sundays in my City
Seasons
Say Cheese
Monday Walks
Monday Morning Blog Club
Through My Lens Monday
#Travel Tuesday
Our World Tuesday
Wanderful Wednesday #wanderfulwednesday Facebook
Saturday Snapshots is hosted by A Web of Stories.
Sundays in my City
Seasons
Say Cheese
Monday Walks
Monday Morning Blog Club
Through My Lens Monday
#Travel Tuesday
Our World Tuesday
Wanderful Wednesday #wanderfulwednesday Facebook
Wednesday Around the World at Communal Global
Friday, March 15, 2019
Wit's End Photo Challenge
Wit's End Photo Challenge Gatherings
Dublin Ireland
Since it is St. Patrick's Day this weekend I am posting a photo from a pub in Temple Bar, Dublin.
Pull Up a Seat
Pull Up a Seat
Dublin Ireland
Dubliners love to give nicknames to their public sculptures. So the Two Women on Lower Liffey Street are known as “the hags with the bags.”
Dublin Ireland
In honour of St. Patrick's Day this weekend I have these two shoppers taking a rest to chat.
Dubliners love to give nicknames to their public sculptures. So the Two Women on Lower Liffey Street are known as “the hags with the bags.”
Weekend Roundup
Welcome to The Weekend Roundup...hosted by Tom The Back Roads Traveler
ABC Wednesday
1. Starts with "K."
2. A Favorite
3. Kopy Cat or Kind
Starts with "K"
Kate Kearney's Kottage in Killarney Ireland. Well. it is really Cottage, but in the interest of the challenge...
FAVOURITE
KISSING the Blarney Stone
KIND
Tucson AZ
Be kind is a good motto embedded in this mural.
And a bonus because I couldn't resist it!!
Dublin Ireland
ABC Wednesday
1. Starts with "K."
2. A Favorite
3. Kopy Cat or Kind
Kate Kearney's Kottage in Killarney Ireland. Well. it is really Cottage, but in the interest of the challenge...
FAVOURITE
KISSING the Blarney Stone
KIND
Tucson AZ
Be kind is a good motto embedded in this mural.
And a bonus because I couldn't resist it!!
Dublin Ireland
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