Tag: VMFA

Friday Night at the Virginia Museum of Fine Art (LA Photo Challenge, 24Sept2022)

September 24, 2022

Donna hosts the Lens-Artist challenge this week. The theme is over the hill. She gave many ideas to interpret the theme and I am sharing some images from Friday night at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. We are well OVER THE HILL of the pandemic – gathering again (without masks) and it was nice to see … More Friday Night at the Virginia Museum of Fine Art (LA Photo Challenge, 24Sept2022)

Here Comes the Sun….(Lens Artists Photo Challenge, 21AUG2022)

August 21, 2022

Hello Readers. The Photo Challenge this week is Here Comes the Sun… Let’s start with this photo from a local walk. We walked by this area many times and on one of the walks we were welcomed by the sun…. That local photo reminded me of a painting I saw down in Florida. It is one … More Here Comes the Sun….(Lens Artists Photo Challenge, 21AUG2022)

Chihuly Reeds, Art, and Dancing at the Art Museum(Thursday Doors 30June2022)

June 30, 2022

*** We went to the local art museum (VMFA) last night. I mentioned in yesterday’s post (here) how visiting Civil War battlefields in our area leads to different moods (depending on many factors). I also feel this way about art museums. Each visit leads to a different mood depending on personal factors and what is … More Chihuly Reeds, Art, and Dancing at the Art Museum(Thursday Doors 30June2022)

Art Museum Doors & artist Dumile Feni (10MARCH22)

March 10, 2022

Hello readers, this week’s doors are from the Virginia Museum of Fine Art. A post from last weekend (here) also had images from that museum visit. Today’s post has the doors and then a little highlight about artist Dumile Feni.  Oh and if you didn’t know yet – and if you are interested – Priorhouse had a … More Art Museum Doors & artist Dumile Feni (10MARCH22)

Flowers & Fine Art @VMFA (Lens-Artist Photo Challenge #171: 10-26-2021)

October 26, 2021

Hello Readers, the Lens-artist’s theme is Weird and Wonderful this week.  In this post you will find some weird and wonderful combinations of FRESH FLOWERS and FINE ART. Over the weekend I met with a former student. The coffee shop we were at was seven minutes from our local art museum. We decided to take a slow … More Flowers & Fine Art @VMFA (Lens-Artist Photo Challenge #171: 10-26-2021)

Flashback Friday: Chihuly Red Reeds and art from VMFA (Trent’s Weekly Smile)

February 26, 2021

Hello Readers – Do you want to know what had me flashing back this Friday? ART! It all started after reading this recent post from Gallivance (here) featuring colorful Chihuly art. The Galliavnce post had some wonderful Chihuly art outdoors, which included the red spikes of glass that reminded me of our local art museum’s permanent Chihuly installation: … More Flashback Friday: Chihuly Red Reeds and art from VMFA (Trent’s Weekly Smile)

Trent’s Weekly Smile: Nick Cave Soundsuit now at VMFA

September 4, 2019

Hello Readers – I hope everyone is having a nice week. Joining in with Trent’s Weekly Smile (here) to share what brought a smile. Ready for it… I smiled to see a Nick Cave Soundsuit at our local museum!  Nice Cave is a fiber artist and his iconic Soundsuits were first inspired after the Rodney … More Trent’s Weekly Smile: Nick Cave Soundsuit now at VMFA

Changing Seasons Challenge: May 2018 – At the Museum

May 29, 2018

During May 2018, we were back at Richmond’s largest art museum (VMFA) and so to join in with the Seasons Challenge for May, I am again going with the Photo Option. Last month’s Seasons post (here) also had a few images from April’s visit.      A sampling of the interior art:   . . .     … More Changing Seasons Challenge: May 2018 – At the Museum