Dusty Us Diaries: art

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Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Curly Top

One of my very first posts ever was of Talon's curly topped self-portraits from age three and four that always made me smile.

What a likeness!!

Talon is now the ripe old age of six and I'm still smiling.

This first grade business was touch and go the first few days though. Very teary days. For me. Not Talon. He is a big boy. I am the big ol' crybaby. Why? Because he is doing first grade at hub's school instead of mine. Waah!! He did Pre-K and Kindergarten at my school and I miss seeing him all day long. Everytime I had to tell a colleague the story of where Talon was going to school, there I went again with the tears! But I'm okay now... really...sniff...

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Sunday, November 28, 2010

On Our Fridge

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Monday, May 31, 2010

No More Pre-K

Can't believe my little punkin is now a Pre-K graduate!

Look at this little memory journal showing the progression of Talon's art, thoughts, and name writing over the last school year. What a wonderful surprise! Many thanks to both Mrs. Spearmans-- for being kind loving teachers and for going above and beyond the call of duty to make this journal.

(By the way, three of the four Pre-K teachers are sisters-in-law. Total digression, I know, but after 25 years I still find small towns quirky and charming-- and I've learned to never say anything about anyone-- even from nearby towns--- they are all related!)

Here are a few pages out of the journal-- remember you can click on the picture to enlarge.

Love this one from last August-- one of my first blogposts ever was of Talon's curly haired self portraits. This is a good representation of his drawings this past school year-- most are rockets, racecars and monster trucks.

This recipe will have turkey on the table in a jiffy!

Funny, not long after this, Talon said he wanted to be a mechanic that plays music-- later it was a mechanic that dances.

So cute! Wish I could read what Talon said about all his classmates!

Have I mentioned how much I appreciate this keepsake?

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Saturday, May 22, 2010

Elementary Art Show

There was an after school art show in the elementary gym the week before school let out for summer.

Pre-K exhibit on the stage.

Talon was so excited...

He couldn't wait for me to see his helicopter.

Talon's helicopter with a different kind of propeller. Isn't that a great helicopter? Looks like his blue marker was drying up though.

Here are more selections of Pre-K art... such a range of subjects and artistry.

Since the title is Vampires, I think these must be ticks...

I like this Indian corn drawing and the 'blackbird that is brown' is cute. Looks like the birds are stealing corn.

Typical little girl drawing... I remember drawing very similar ones as a child.

Now that is one psychedelic corndog!

Colorful kite!

Must be modern art!

Art from older students:

I knew immediately that this belonged to a certain fifth grader-- he is wild about farming and farm equipment.

This one is a great representation of Oklahoma!

What do the next three have in common?

Happy Alien!

Happy Lions!

Happy snake! Yep, even the snake has a smile. Isn't it sweet that children draw smiles on everything?!

Don't know who did this one... maybe a highschooler?

Lucky, the astronaut.

Photos taken by the artshow organizer

Talon and I enjoyed the art show. Hope you enjoyed seeing a few of our favorites.

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Friday, May 14, 2010

On Our Fridge

Pre-k has such fun worksheets. That is a real tissue sticking out of the box and when you lift the lampshade, there is a lightbulb. Not a real lightbulb, silly. ;o)

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Saturday, May 1, 2010

On Our Fridge

Moving truck hauling a table while driving between the yellow and white line on the road... lots of exhaust.

Talon floating next to his rocket in outerspace

Painted in Pre-K by Talon age 4

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Saturday, March 6, 2010

On Our Fridge...

Left over from Valentine's and President's Day...

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Thursday, December 31, 2009

Oklahoma City Museum of Art

The Oklahoma City Museum of Art was enjoyable but I think we prefer the Gilcrease and Philbrook Museums in Tulsa.

The special exhibit was the Dutch Italianates. Couldn't take any photos of those, however. Amazing to see but seemed like all the Dutch artists painted the same Italian scene or maybe all the Italian peasants, cows and countryside looked the same in the 1600s. For more info on the Dutch Italianates: http://www.okcmoa.com/dutchitalianates

Photography without flash was allowed in some galleries

Yep, this was a Talon fave!

I always enjoy portraits and the museum had a more extensive collection than I expected.

This is a portrait of Kitty Packe who married the Lord of the Manor of Great Glenn. I wish the photo did it justice. She is so pretty and the dress details so vivid. In person, the book in her lap looks three dimensional as if it is protruding out of the painting.

Here is a link to a better image of it on Flickr:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/7711591@N04/1470960643/

A couple of the Thomas Moran paintings

Don't have any info on this but isn't it..

Fabulously flamboyant!

This permanent memorial is a 55 ft tall Dale Chihuly Sculpture.

Very impressive...

For more info and a better view: http://www.okcmoa.com/thecollection/dalechihulyglass/kirkpatrickmemorialtower

The museum also had a Dale Chihuly glass exhibit that was quite amazing! The gallery was very dark and the sculptures so striking and colorful. It felt like we were walking through a beautiful alien sea.

Here is a link to some of the sculptures we saw: http://www.okcmoa.com/exhibitions/dalechihuly-theexhibition/chihulyglass

If you would like to learn more about Dale Chihuly, the artist has a great website: http://www.chihuly.com/
The home page flashes some of his sculptures. Check out the Violet Tumbleweeds.

Hope you enjoyed this overview of our excursion to the OKC Museum of Art.

Even though the museum itself lacks the charm of the Tulsa museums (difficult to compete with the Philbrook Mansion), it is definitely worth a visit.

Overall, it's a pleasant museum: easy to stroll through with nice spacious galleries.

Looking forward to seeing future exhibits there.

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