Today is the last day of my Art Month
of the Coffee Bean Dreams Project. In case you missed the beginning posts, my
plan is to spend each month focusing on a different subject, and art was the
first topic. In my initial post about art, I asked the question of whether I
even like art. (Read it here: http://www.coffeebeandreams.blogspot.com/2014/05/day-1-do-i-even-like-art.html).
I talked about how I’ve always listed “art” as one of my hobbies because I felt
that you were supposed to do that, but I wasn’t sure if I really actually
enjoyed art.
After spending a month researching
just a tiny bit of art over morning coffee, I’ve learned three things. First of
all, I do like art. I wouldn’t call
myself an expert in any particular area or type of art, and I probably would
not impress anyone with my knowledge of anything artistic. However, I have
enjoyed spending this month learning new things about I never knew about paintings,
different kinds of ancient art, and photography. Which brings me to my second
revelation: learning about art is much more enjoyable when you’re learning because
you want to and not because you have to for school or something like that. (cue
snarky “thanks, Captain Obvious” comment). And third: it’s really fun to
discuss art with friends who are also interested in it. I’ve had several people
give me their thoughts and opinions on my blog posts over the last month, both
commenting on what I wrote and also suggesting art that I might find
interesting. This interactive learning has been what really sealed the deal for
me. I found that art was so much more enjoyable when I was comparing my
thoughts with friends on an honest level rather than trying to impress someone
with my interest in or knowledge of art.
I tried to decided today what my
favorite piece of art was out of the ones I’ve looked at this month. I don’t
know if I can really pick one, but I will say I really enjoyed learning about
the Impressionist paintings. I’ve always had a hard time trying to learn about
painting, but reading about the Impressionists was interesting to me and I
found a lot of paintings I really liked.
So that’s it for Art Month… stay
tuned tomorrow for the next 30 day topic. As a final bonus, here’s a painting
by Max Beckmann that I really like, Quappi
in a Pink Sweater. I’ve had a print of this for years and I love it!
Xoxo,
Diana
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