Earlier this week, I spent two and a half days in Chicago meeting up with Fran who was there with her charming husband Dave (he was attending a conference). We talked, ate, talked, saw the Hopper and Homer exhibits at the Art Institute, talked, ate, shopped, talked, saw Wicked, ate and talked some more. It was an absolutely wonderful time (well, there was the train ride home, when the lady who sat next to me, told me that she was from another United States and was trying to get back to her planet, and then started to talk to someone I couldn't see; but she was pleasant). Fran is a delightful lady and I look forward to seeing her again in August when I go to Art Unraveled. Here is a photo of the two of us that I took by extending my arm out and turning the camera to face us. It's a fairly accurate photo of me; but Fran is much prettier.
Speaking of photos, today was the first of my 5 classes in Photographing Your Art at the Kalamazoo Institute of Art. Once again, I am the only student. It's like having an incredible tutorial. And, since it's not really convenient to meet on Saturdays for me or my teacher, we're changing it to Wednesday afternoons. Today, I had more information given to me than I can possibly retain. Holy Cow! I had to set my camera on Manual - something I've never done before - and think about aperture openings and ISO settings and things I don't remember the name of. But, I think that at the end of the class, I'll be able to take some good photos of my art. Below is the photo of one of my crowns that we (OK, my teacher) took.
