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MIA

I really should go home and practice the song for the wedding I am singing in tomorrow, but I just want to get these other pictures put up really quick. They're from the Minneapolis Institute of Art.

I love the expressions on this sculpture.

Every time I see a Bouguereau, I love to look at the hands and eyes.

I don't know why, but I think I want to be a woman like this. Formidable.

I love the preciseness in Girard's work.

This is a picture I totally want to inhabit. Yes, I want to gather flowers and wear a pink gown. My heart longs for it.

I'm not exactly sure why, but somehow I dislike Gauguin. I think I resent him for taking off to Tahiti and leaving his wife and family behind. Still... his work is kind of growing on me. I like this one a lot, but especially because of the cat.

I thought this was pretty effective curacy, hanging three works of trees by Gauguin, Van Gogh, and Cezanne right next to each other so you can see how each approaches the same topic with a different technique.

Gauguin's take:

Van Gogh:

And Cezanne:

I really like the lighting in this piece by Sargent.

I really need to start bringing a little notebook with me when I go to museums so I can write down names I am unfamiliar with. For instance, I cannot remember who did this next one, and I love it.

Mondrian:

Kandinsky:

Another artist I can't remember, but love the texture!

A still life (or two) with fruit.

I want to be friends with an eagle.

There's also a great view of the Minneapolis skyline from within the museum.

This is a blend of art with advertising. Totally makes me want some cream of wheat.

For some reason, when I walk around a museum, I scowl. Guess I'm just taking things seriously and solemnly.

Here's the painting without me blocking it.

A detail from a Chagall work. I just loved the tree and birds and clouds.

The MIA has a great collection of furniture and other decorative arts. I liked this umbrella stand.

And I wish we all drove around in cars like this. The dashboard is the best part.

Thanks for joining me on this tour of the MIA. I'll close this entry with some pop art pieces.