Also from Met Museum NY.
Couldn’t help to sit in front of Henri Matisse <Nasturtiums with the Painting “Dance” I>, not only because it was such an innovative painting but more so because I studied negative space with my teacher Anne McGhee!
Original painting of Henri Matisse’s Nasturtiums with the Painting “Dance” I
Museum visit feels so much different after starting to learn drawing.
Have visited Met Museum in NY many times, but the paintings never felt this much intimate. Tried to sketch a few figures from the masters’ paintings, with little success haha.
Clockwise from the upper left:
1) Edouard Manet: The Spanish Singer
2) Gustave Courbet: Young Ladies of the Village
3) Paul Cezanne: Seated Peasant
4) Edgar Degas: Dancer
Visited two NY jazz bars last week.
A man with trumpet is Joe Magnarelli playing at Dizzy’s Club Coca Cola on June 27th.
The stage with a piano is Highline Ballroom (part of Blue Note Jazz Festival http://bluenotejazzfestival.com/). I was waiting in excitement for Pablo Ziegler trio, 2017 Grammy winner for Latin Jazz! The Grammy winning album, Jazz Tango, is truly the best full of tango energy.
PS: Mr. Ziegler was so happy to see Argentina advance to 2018 World Cup Round 16 that day. I am sorry that Argentina lost to France today, although the great Messi put up hell of a good fight. Thank you both Argentina+France for such a vigorous match!
small talks about small things 