Hirshhorn Visit

Marilyn Monroe's Lips
Andy Warhol

Gracie and I visited the Hirshhorn in Washington, D.C. this morning. After driving around and around the mall looking for parking I finally found metered parking just to realize that I only had a $1 worth of change on me! err. But that gave us an hour. We spent the majority of our time in the Strange Bodies exhibit since that's what my assignment was about. I've visited the Hirshhorn a multitude of times, but I enjoyed taking Gracie with me this time and she was a trooper. She was happy, funny and patient. I found that I was actually inspired to create more abstract pieces and to think outside of the box in my artwork. I believe I always limit myself to drawing exact replications of what I see, and i think it will be liberating to let creativity flow with no boundaries or wondering what the limits or rules for what i'm working on should be. Today I'm working on a sweet chickadee drawing with pepto bismal pink sky using watercolor and colored pencil - it's a start. I'll post a pic when it's complete.