Lawren Harris, Picasso at MFA with Barbara and Bill

I wasn't particularly anxious to see the Lawren Harris exhibit, and then Sebastion Smee, the art critic for the Boston Globe wrote a glowing article (pun  intended) for Harris' glowing art.  It is absolutely true, you have to see the real thing hanging in front of you to appreciate the almost spiritual worship of nature in these paintings.  We saw also the contemporary clothing, Picasso, and students of Hokusai and they were all really entertaining.  Strongly recommended.

Lawren Harris
"Pic Island"
about 1924

"Mountains in Snow: Rocky Mountain Paintings VII"
about 1929

"Ice House, Coldwell, Lake Superior"
about 1923

:Lake Superior"
about 1923

"North Shore, Lake Superior"
1026

My sister, Barbara, and
"Mount Lefroy"
1930

"Icebergs, Davis Strait"
1930

"Above Lake Superior"
1922

from the "Students of Hokusai" exhibit:
"Flower Arranged Personally, No. 4"
Yanagawa Shigenobu II
about 1835

This was such a great masterpiece.  I am surprised it hasn't been featured as a main part of the Asian collection.
"The Ghosts of the Heike Appear in Daimotsu Bay, in Settsuj Province"
Ketsushika Hokui
1847-1852

from an exhibit of fashion photography:
"Bracelet with Green Snake"
Van Cleef & Arpels
1963

and from the Couture collection
Victor & Rolf, Amsterdam
"Wearable Art"
2015

Mary Katranazou
"Look 25 (Espandit)"
2012

"Complete View of Takanawa"
Hiroshige
about 1832

from the all-too-brief Picasso exhibit:
"The Rescue"
1932

"Rape of the Sabine Women"
1963

and finally, for all you Aujbrey-Maturin fans:
"Board Room of the Admiralty"
John Hill
1808

Great Architectural Etchings from 1890

I've had a book published in Boston by Estes and Lauriat, quite possibly a Catholic publication, which was illustrated by wonderful etchings.  I've had to dispose of the book but I scanned some of the etchings, and I hope you enjoy them.  I have always absolutely loved black and white illustrations, pen and ink, and of course etchings, and especially architectural renderings.
The titles of some of them may be innacurate, and I will try to decipher the artist's names, although the publication was very casual about giving the artists credit.
Enjoy them, I sure have.

"The Temple of Isis"
Alexandre Debar/Sargent

"Cathedral of Palermo"
Degreef

"Cathedral of Meissen"
A. Hamfield

"Strasburg Cathedral"

"Lincoln Cathedral"

"Doorway of Santa Maria, Belem"
Minne

"Interior of the Cathedral, Seville"

"Monastery of Esphigmenou, Mount Athos"
Karl Girardet//Laly

"Church of Peter and Paul, in the Fortress, St. Petersburg"
Pannemaker/de la Charlerib

"Interior Court of the Mosque of Iman Raza"
 

"Church of Peter and Paul, in the Fortress, St. Petersburg"
Pannemaker/de la Charlerib

"Housseinabad Imambarra, Lucknow"
H F Rowd/J Gauchard

"Aladdin's Gate.  Delhi"
E. Therond/C. Laplante

"Pagoda, Seringham"
Degreef

"Gopura. Triputry"
E. Therond/Bertrano

"Pagoda of Watt-Chang  Bangkok"
E.T.C./Minne

"The Baion.  Angcor Thom"
E. Therond/J. Gauchard

Toothpick Architecture, Paper Cutting Art at Fuller Craft Museum.

Susan and I traveled to the Fuller Craft Museum to see the Stan Munro exhibition of toothpick-constructed buildings, and some contemporary paper-cutting artists.  It was, as usual, a fascinating and awe-inspiring display, and once again we really appreciate all that the Fuller does for some of the alternative artists.  Here are some photos.

Fenway Park, perhaps his masterpiece(reflecting a certain prejudice).
Empire State Building in the background.

It is hard to imagine the time involved, and the patience.

Copley Square Church

The White House

Taj Mahal

Susan, Eifel Tower

The "Titanic"

Caption: "A 63' yacht"

The "Spruce Goose" and a comparable fighter jet.

St. Patrick's Cathedral, NYC

And now, some of the works in the Paper-cutting exhibit

Randal Thurston
"The Counting House"  2016
Hand cut paper

Charles Clary
"Flan-a-Pleural EffusionMovement #3" 2015
Hand cut paper, acrylic on panel 

Michael Velliquette
"Oneness"  2009
Hand cut card stock

Mayuko Fujino
"Birthday Party"  2012
Hand-cut paper, magazine pages

Elizabeth Alexander
"Gunpowder Stage"  2006
Hand-cut vintage wallpaper

Bovey Lee
"Rake" 2014
Chinese rice paper

Katherine Glover
"Fire in the Lake"  2011
Homemade Khadi paper, acrylic, birch plywood panel

Munro exhibition: top of Eifel Tower

And some of the permanent collection

SunKoo Yuh
"False Start"  2006
Glazed porcelain, metal

Eddie Dominquez
"New Mexico Sunset" 2014
Earthenware, low fire glaze, oil paint, resin

The architecture of the Fuller Craft Museum

And one final look at Fenway Park