unexpected joys
Amidst a very full and hectic schedule in New York and DC, I was able to connect with several friends over breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I ran into one friend, made through a mutual friend back in February, the first night in NYC, and we later had dinner and chatted. Another couple who I know from Massachusetts just happened to be in New York at the same time, so we had breakfast and caught up for a long overdue reunion.
In DC I met with two friends who I have known for over 20 years. One, Ed Knippers, actually worked at Atelier 17. We talked for hours and he regaled me with stories of his time there. I'll share more on that another time because that was a great highlight of the trip.
Below, you can see the evidence of my brief 90 minute visit to the Modern building of the National Gallery of Art (my only museum visit the whole week). Among the Calder, Giacometti, and Frankenthaler works, was an amazing show of Philip Guston's work (below, upper right). My friend Bruce Herman studied with him and it was great to analyze the works and see the influence that still comes through in Bruce's powerful paintings.
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