Florence... Firenze...

Firenze sounds so much cooler than Florence.
These first two photos were taken just before I was wrestled to the ground by security guards... well... reprimanded anyway.  It turns out you're not supposed to take pictures of Michelangelo's David. Click on the image to view a larger slideshow.

The Uffizi Gallery... under construction since 1560... like everything else in Italy, it'll be nice when it's finished.

Look at the size of those panties.

The Temple of Modern

I'm back at MoMA once again. They have a new room to display the gigantic Monet water lilly paintings. One can sit in comfort and contemplate the sublime hugeness.













I first came here to look at the photographs when I was in college. I don't suppose I can overestimate the influence those trips had on me.

Big erection....

... happening at the Clay Center. Man, that's a huge sculpture. I don't know anything about it. I don't know who the artist is or anything else other than I was driving by today and saw the cranes working.

Easton Sand Sculpture

A sand sculpture artist doing a major work at Easton Town Center in Columbus.

Scenes from Art Walk, June 2009

Covington Goose

The Impressionists

At the Art Institute of Chicago. One of my favorite places. Click on the photo to get a better view.

Instruction

Art at Tamarack

I saw some pieces of art at Tamarack by Alison Helm of Morgantown. I was not previously familiar with her work, but I liked what I saw.