Winter at Highgrove

19 Thursday Dec 2013

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Highgrove in the snow.

I came across this photo this week as I was busy putting up our Christmas decorations…very appropriate with all the snow still crisscrossing our country. This is Highgrove, Prince Charles’ home in The Cotswolds in England where he and Diana raised their two boys.

We toured the gardens this past summer, and they were spectacular. This particular view is from the cow pastures which stretch out for miles in front of the home. I loved the vines almost covering the front of the entry. Mike and I lingered at this spot for quite a while just taking in the perfect English countryside.

Happy Holidays to all, and safe travels if you are going to visit loved ones.

Art Basel 2013

12 Thursday Dec 2013

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Art Basel, Miami

Miami. Art Fair week. It is an endurance test to see how much art you can see in just a couple of days, but my dear friend and I decided after the “Art Miami” tents on Friday, we couldn’t stop there. We decided to tackle Art Basel on Saturday, and were so glad we did.

In past years I felt the art was a bit too out there and hard to relate to. But this year we kept seeing new work that made us sigh, and say “yes”. This is what art is.

It makes you think, and dream, and takes you away from the everyday.

It opens new worlds, and shows you the sublime. Or makes you view the usual in a new light.

It just went on and on for over 4 hours of walking with quick breaks for food and a cool drink. They had small oasis of calm in the middle of the massive exhibition.And then out in to the fray once again…

Re-energized, and ready to take more in. Bonnard, Mitchell, Katz…Sigh. Until next year…

Miami Art Fairs 2013

06 Friday Dec 2013

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Art Basel, Art Miami, Miami

Another year, and I have made the 8 hour drive down to Miami for the annual Art Basel. Usually, I find the satellite art fairs actually more interesting than the “big show” at the convention center at the beach.

The whole Art Basel is inspiring, with world-renowned galleries showing some master works that you may never get a chance to see outside private collections. But it is the smaller fairs, mostly in massive interconnecting tents, in the Wynwood Art District, that interest me. Obviously crowds of art lovers felt the same way.