Date Day--Art Exhibit, City Park, Lunch at Mykonos
For those new to my journal, Darryl and I try to do inexpensive 'Date Days' three to four times a month, weather permitting. I post these in my journal and share them in a friends and family weekly mailer. (I live 10-12 hours away from most of my relatives). My husband and I have gone everywhere you can imagine--including visiting natural wonders (caverns, waterfalls and giant sinkholes) to scouting for roadside oddities to museums and historical sites, even seasonal festivals and attractions. We love gardening and being outside, so you may also see photos from gardens, hikes and beach trips. And the occasional concert or sporting event will sneak in too. So as not to clog your f-list, I will try to break these photo heavy trips up into multiple posts. You can peruse or pass on them, whatever you wish.
This week our Date Day started in Graham. The Alamance Art Council was featuring a sculpture exhibition called Beyond the Frame. The idea was that there were life-sized sculptures inspired by French Impressionist. The sculptor is J. Seward Johnson, Jr, grandson to one of the founders of Johnson & Johnson. After a short stint in the family business, he began to dabbling as a painter, then turned his talents to the medium of sculpture. Today, more than 350 of his life-sized cast bronze figures have been featured in private collections, prominent public places and museums all over the world.
Most of the installation was presented at the historic Captain James and Emma Holt White House. Completed in 1873, the home is really beautiful. Still intact are the original plaster ceiling medallions, the leaded glass framing the entry door, most of the millwork, hearths/fireplace surrounds, hardware on doors and the wide pine plank floors.
Driving up to the home, you see this introduction....
It is inspired by Renoir's 'Dance at the Bougival' and it is HUGE.....Darryl (standing on the right) is dwarfed by it....
The home is now painted the original colors.
Love the Haint blue on the porch. The exhibit is free, BTW, but donations are gladly accepted.
To the right of the steps sits Manet's 'In the Conservatory'.
Unlike many exhibits, guests are encouraged to touch and even pose with the art. On the front lawn is Renoir's tableau 'Luncheon of the Boating Party'. When I look back at some of the long shots that were taken (all sadly darker than I'd hoped), it is remarkable how much it reads like the textures and brushstrokes in the painting.
Seen in the foreground of the painting...
Standing behind her....
Part of the trio opposite of them....
This week our Date Day started in Graham. The Alamance Art Council was featuring a sculpture exhibition called Beyond the Frame. The idea was that there were life-sized sculptures inspired by French Impressionist. The sculptor is J. Seward Johnson, Jr, grandson to one of the founders of Johnson & Johnson. After a short stint in the family business, he began to dabbling as a painter, then turned his talents to the medium of sculpture. Today, more than 350 of his life-sized cast bronze figures have been featured in private collections, prominent public places and museums all over the world.
Most of the installation was presented at the historic Captain James and Emma Holt White House. Completed in 1873, the home is really beautiful. Still intact are the original plaster ceiling medallions, the leaded glass framing the entry door, most of the millwork, hearths/fireplace surrounds, hardware on doors and the wide pine plank floors.
Driving up to the home, you see this introduction....
It is inspired by Renoir's 'Dance at the Bougival' and it is HUGE.....Darryl (standing on the right) is dwarfed by it....
The home is now painted the original colors.
Love the Haint blue on the porch. The exhibit is free, BTW, but donations are gladly accepted.
To the right of the steps sits Manet's 'In the Conservatory'.
Unlike many exhibits, guests are encouraged to touch and even pose with the art. On the front lawn is Renoir's tableau 'Luncheon of the Boating Party'. When I look back at some of the long shots that were taken (all sadly darker than I'd hoped), it is remarkable how much it reads like the textures and brushstrokes in the painting.
Seen in the foreground of the painting...
Standing behind her....
Part of the trio opposite of them....
