That’s right, folks, Renoir and I have a date on Thursday! I’m lucky enough to live within driving distance of the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth. (I used to live within *walking* distance of the museum and never went! Bad, bad, Susan…) It seems that the Art Institute of Chicago is getting a bit of a face lift and they have loaned 92 of their “most celebrated works” to the Kimbell for an exhibit never before seen in Texas - The Impressionists. One of Renoir’s most famous work, Two Sisters, is in the exhibit.
I’m from Texas and my family is still there. I was planning a trip home this weekend and my daddy suggested I see this exhibit while I’m there. So I am! I can not wait. I’m so excited to see the work of Renoir and Degas and Manet and Monet, but I think the one I’m most excited to see is Paris Street; Rainy Day by Gustave Caillebotte. It’s huge - 83 1/2″ x 108 3/4″ (that’s 212.2 cm x 276.2 cm for y’all on the other side of the pond). I want to just stand in front of it’s glory and soak it in. I know that impressionism is meant to be viewed from a distance so that your eyes can mix all of those wonderful brush strokes into beautiful-ness, but I love to get close and look at each individual stroke. I’m one of those “how did they do THAT?” kinda people.
If you get a chance, check out the site that The Kimbell has set up for The Impressionists Exhibit. It shows every work in the collection. I’ll report back next week and let you know how it was. Go ahead, you can be jealous now. 
Marilyn Southmayd | 12-Aug-08 at 9:44 pm | Permalink
Have a fun trip, Susan. Soak up all that beauty and then come back and create, create, create.
Marlaine | 13-Aug-08 at 12:30 am | Permalink
Okay, it’s official. Count me in as the jealous one. I am truly so envious! I love Renoir and Monet! Enjoy!
Kerrie | 13-Aug-08 at 2:31 am | Permalink
Sounds like a fabulous and inspiring trip Susan - hope you have a great time! Thanks for the links oh and the metric measurments - have to say although I’m on ‘the other side of the pond’ to you, I’m still stuck in feet and inches - just too long in the tooth for cm’s ;-D
Hilary | 13-Aug-08 at 8:07 am | Permalink
I am so glad I stopped by to visit your blog!! I’ll be checking into this exhibit and do my best to get over there.
~Hilary