1st Thursday Art Walk in the Pearl

The first Thursday evening of each month, art galleries in the Pearl stay open late and they feature a different artist each month.  Last night Roger and I enjoyed an early dinner at Shiraz and then we checked out the art at six galleries.  Most had live music and several were pouring wine and drinks so it was more like a street party.  We're learning that the term "art" has many interpretations - some that we like and some that we simply don't understand.

Roger is taking two interesting art classes this term; one is two dimensional art and the other is three dimensional.  He's presently working on three projects using plaster, clay, plaster fabric strips and other modeling materials.

Meanwhile, I'm enjoying my Ancient Greek Art History class and next week the class will have an opportunity to go to a museum downtown that is featuring a collection of Greek art that is borrowed from the British Museum.  The students will choose one piece of art at the museum to write their thesis.

In the Palestine / Israel class we're learning about Zionist Nationalism between the years of 1897 and about 1914 and the class is fascinating with lots of dialog between the professor and the students.  This topic brings out some very firm opposing opinions.

We continue to enjoy sunny cool weather so the nights are crispy and the afternoons are warm.  Leaves are turning color and some are already on the ground so it's clear that "fall is in the air".