Category Archives: Art

Colorado Springs Fine Art Center

Posted on February 18, 2017 by Roger

This museum wasn’t high on our to-do list, but we were given free passes by a friend so we gave it a try. We were pleasantly surprised — not that we found the art moving, but that we found it … Continue reading →

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Magic Town

Posted on December 31, 2016 by Roger

The front of Magic Town is a store filled with sculptures by Michael Garman. For $3 each, we were given a bag of popcorn and were allowed in the back where Magic Town is located. It’s a miniature city filled … Continue reading →

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4th Friday at the Starline

Posted on July 22, 2016 by Roger

For many years, Starline Manufacturing in Harvard, Illinois produced sleds, wagons and a variety of farm equipment. The factory is long gone, but the building, once derelict, has been turned into a showcase for artists, with galleries and exhibit space … Continue reading →

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A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte

Posted on April 13, 2015 by Roger

In Old Deaf School Park near downtown Columbus, a topiary artist has created the scene from Georges Seurat’s famous 1884 pointillism painting, A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte. Unfortunately, on the day I was there, the … Continue reading →

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Museum of Contemporary Art

Posted on August 21, 2014 by Roger

The Museum of Contemporary Photography had not been what I’d hoped and had only taken 15 minutes to view. We still had half a day ahead of us, so we walked up Michigan Avenue to The Museum of Contemporary Art. … Continue reading →

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