092516 Peggy Guggenheim Museum, Venice, Italy
One of the responsibilities one undertakes when galavanting around the planet is exposing one’s self to the local history and culture…
Category: galleries
090414 Gustave Doré exhibit, Ottawa, ON
The detail and shading Gustave Doré could achieve with a block of wood and a set of knives was just unbelievable…
021715 M.C. Escher and Jack Bush exhibits, Ottawa, ON
On February 17th, 2015 I went to Ottawa’s National Gallery for a pair of special exhibitions. I don’t quite recall, but I’d bet dollars to doughnuts that I skated there from my house about two kilometres down the canal from the Rideau Centre, from where it is just a short walk to the beautiful gallery…
090807 Renoir exhibit, Ottawa, ON
On September 8th, 2007 I once again enjoyed a special exhibit of world class art at Ottawa’s National Gallery of Canada, this time courtesy of French Impressionist Pierre-Auguste Renoir…
072805 Renaissance exhibit, Ottawa, ON
When I first met m’lady I immediately took the plunge and invited her to join me for a Renaissance exhibit that was currently running at the National Gallery…
042806 Norval Morrisseau exhibit, Ottawa, ON
On April 28th, 2006 I was honoured to attend an exhibit of works by Canada’s genre-defining master First Nations artist, Norval Morrisseau. It’s rather embarrassing to think that this was the first time our National Gallery had presented a solo exposition to a native artist – not just this native artist but any native artist – but it was…
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