“To my mind, a picture should be something pleasant, cheerful, and pretty, yes pretty! There are too many unpleasant things in life as it is without creating still more of them.” ~ Auguste Renoir Photos of paintings done by Auguste Renoir displayed at the Clarke Museum, MA. Onions, 1881 Girl Read more…
Women in Paintings (1800s) as seen at the Clarke Museum. Auguste Toulmouche, French : Woman and Roses, 1879 Alfred Stevens, Belgian, Memories and Regrets, 1874 Alfred Stevens, Belgian, The Visit, 1874 Raimundo Garreta, Spanish. Reverie – The Letter, 1870 Raimundo Garreta, Spanish. Woman with Parrot, 1872 The Clarke Museum, USA – Read more…
The Clark Art Institute in Williamston, Massachusetts (also known as the Clark Institute) is probably the most beautiful art museum I have visited so far. The outside grounds alone is already picture perfect and serene. Inside the 11,000 sq. ft of gallery space is filled with huge (as in huge) Read more…
On our first full day in Massachusetts we drove to Ski Butternut in Great Barrington to take a look at The Berkshire Art Festival. The entrance fee was a bit on the pricey side but then when we were inside – I begun to understand. Amazing was not enough to describe the variety of Read more…
Upon arrival and after unpacking at the Berkshire Mountain Lodge – we drove to the nearest town of Lennox and immediately felt the “New England” vibe of the place. Charming boutiques, a street full of art and delightful looking restaurants. A Massachusetts Summer – July 1-8, 2017